Monthly Archives: February 2024

2024-02-06: News Headlines

albawaba (2024-02-05). Jay-Z pulls a Kanye West at 2024 Grammys. albawaba.com

Meg O'Connor, Scheer Post. (2024-02-06). Here's How Non-Police Crisis Response Programs Have Been Working. popularresistance.org Over the past three years, tens of thousands of people in crisis have been met with behavioral health specialists and social workers instead of police officers. Interactions like these are taking place across the country more often today compared to previous years. While unarmed crisis responders have existed for decades, public outrage over the 2020 police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Daniel Prude, and many others prompted cities to create new ways to respond to people in crisis. | Police are often called to respond to situations involving people experiencing mental health crises—with disastro…

Staff (2024-02-05). Statement against police repression of the Palestine movement in the Netherlands. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network denounces the arrest of Palestinian activists at the The Hague Central Station sit-in on 1 February 2023 by the Dutch police. With the excuse that it is "forbidden to use a megaphone," an activist leading chants during the sit-in was arrested by force. Multiple protestors were punched and attacked by …

Bilal G. Morris (2024-02-05). Celebrating Trayvon Martin: How His Legacy Continues To Thrive. newsone.com Source: Jason Armond / Getty | Trayvon Martin would have been celebrating his 29th birthday this week and his passing still resonates with so many Trayvon Martin never asked to be the face of a movement; he never asked to be a martyr. But, his untimely death has had a lasting impact on our discussions about systemic racism and gun violence. Scholarships were created in his name, laws were scrutinized in his honor and documentaries were created to tell his story. Trayvon Martin's legacy still lives on through the many who work hard to keep his n…

Anand Naidoo (2024-02-06). The Heat: Black History Month. america.cgtn.com Historian and author Carter G. Woodson founded Black History Month in 1926 to celebrate the achievements of African Americans. It was also meant to educate Americans about the suffering of slaves to highlight the fight for civil liberties and the successful contributions of Black people as part of the fabric of American history. | Nearly 100 years later, troubling questions remain about racial inequality, police brutality and what critics call the "whitewashing of the Black narrative" in the United States. | Joining the discussion: |

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2024-02-05: News Headlines

albawaba (2024-02-05). Jay-Z pulls a Kanye West at 2024 Grammys. albawaba.com

albawaba (2024-02-05). Jay-Z pulls a Kanye West at 2024 Grammys. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – American rapper and record producer Jay-Z took the internet by storm after standing up for his wife and fellow artist Queen Bee (Beyonce) and throwing shade at the Grammys as users on social media called his speech a "Kanye moment." Users took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to state that Kanye West was "never wrong" about Beyonce but his delivery wasn't well thought out and came out as disrespectful, referring to when the rapper ambushed Taylor Swift's acceptance speech or Video of the Year at the 2009 MTV VMAs. Jay-Z pulls a Kanye West at the 2024 Grammys: Jay Z: She got more Grammys than any…

David Swanson (2024-02-04). Workshops on Thinking About War and Doing Something About It. worldbeyondwar.org On February 3, WBW Advisory Board Member Maria Santelli and I led workshops at Southpaw Cafe in Blacksburg, Virginia, for students at Virginia Tech. #WorldBEYONDWar…

David Swanson (2024-02-04). Workshops on Thinking About War and Doing Something About It. worldbeyondwar.org On February 3, WBW Advisory Board Member Maria Santelli and I led workshops at Southpaw Cafe in Blacksburg, Virginia, for students at Virginia Tech. #WorldBEYONDWar…

Paul Craig Roberts (2024-02-05). The Overthrow of Men. thealtworld.com In my lifetime I have watched the complete overthrow of American men. The only role that they have left is to be a hate object for feminists. | I think the overthrow was initiated with the 1964 Civil Rights Act as implemented, contrary to the statutory language in the law, by the EEOC bureaucracy. Congress explicitly prohibited racial quotas, but the EEOC under the leadership of Alfred Blumrosen put in place a regulatory system that, at first, under the name of "affirmative action" gave racial preference to blacks in university admissions, hiring, and promotion. Soon after the preferences were extended to women,…

David Swanson (2024-02-04). Let's Shut Down Travis Air Force Base. worldbeyondwar.org By Toby Blomé & Wynd Kaufmyn, SF Bay Area CODEPINK, February 4, 2024 | SHUT DOWN TRAVIS is Returning! On December 28, 150 people converged at Travis Air Force Base to protest their shipment of weapons that enable the indiscriminate killing of Gazans. Our peace communities collaborated to nonviolently close all 4 gates for up to 1-4 hrs at each gate. The Travis 14, who were arrested, now face arraignment in Fairfield on February 23. WATCH these powerful videos from Dec. 28: | <...

David Swanson (2024-02-04). Let's Shut down Travis Air Force Base. worldbeyondwar.org By Toby Blomé & Wynd Kaufmyn, SF Bay Area CODEPINK, February 4, 2024 | SHUT DOWN TRAVIS is Returning! On December 28, 150 people converged at Travis Air Force Base to protest their shipment of weapons that enable the indiscriminate killing of Gazans. Our peace communities collaborated to nonviolently close all 4 gates for up to 1-4 hrs at each gate. The Travis 14, who were arrested, now face arraignment in Fairfield on February 23. WATCH these powerful videos from Dec. 28: | <...

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2024-02-04: News Headlines

David Swanson (2024-02-04). Workshops on Thinking About War and Doing Something About It. worldbeyondwar.org On February 3, WBW Advisory Board Member Maria Santelli and I led workshops at Southpaw Cafe in Blacksburg, Virginia, for students at Virginia Tech. #WorldBEYONDWar…

Malik Miah (2024-02-03). Why Many Blacks Turn on Biden Over Palestine. internationalviewpoint.org "We know too well that our freedom [as South Africans] is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians." | – | / |

David Swanson (2024-02-04). Let's Shut down Travis Air Force Base. worldbeyondwar.org By Toby Blomé & Wynd Kaufmyn, SF Bay Area CODEPINK, February 4, 2024 | SHUT DOWN TRAVIS is Returning! On December 28, 150 people converged at Travis Air Force Base to protest their shipment of weapons that enable the indiscriminate killing of Gazans. Our peace communities collaborated to nonviolently close all 4 gates for up to 1-4 hrs at each gate. The Travis 14, who were arrested, now face arraignment in Fairfield on February 23. WATCH these powerful videos from Dec. 28: | <...

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2024-02-02: News Headlines

Nader Durgham (2024-02-01). Northern Gaza 'very scary' with continuous Israeli bombardment and telecoms blackout. middleeasteye.net Northern Gaza 'very scary' with continuous Israeli bombardment and telecoms blackout | The suspension of Unrwa funding from several donor countries threatens to further endanger the lives of Palestinians in Gaza | Thu, 02/01/2024 – 15: 59 | Palestinians look through garbage in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on 29 January 2024 (Reuters/Mohammed Salem) | The number of Palestinians killed since the…

Unicorn Riot (2024-02-02). 'Stop The Steal' Protest in San Diego 'Hijacked' by Proud Boys, Police Bodycam Shows. unicornriot.ninja

WSWS (2024-02-02). Court challenge exposes Canada's decade-long xenophobic anti-Muslim adoption ban. wsws.org In a chauvinist attack on the democratic rights of all working people, the Harper Conservative and Trudeau Liberal governments have enforced a punitive ban on adoptions from Muslim countries.

Malik Miah (2024-02-02). Why Many Blacks Turn on Biden Over Palestine. internationalviewpoint.org "We know too well that our freedom [as South Africans] is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians." | – | / |

Democracy Now! (2024-02-01). Dr. Uché Blackstock on "Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine" democracynow.org Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Uché Blackstock about her new book, Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine. | Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Uché Blackstock about her new book, Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine.

Democracy Now! (2024-02-01). Democracy Now! 2024-02-01 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for February 01, 2024; "The Houthis Are Not Iranian Proxies": Helen Lackner on the History & Politics of Yemen's Ansar Allah; "Climate of Fear": Inside UAE's Use of U.S. Mercenaries to Carry Out Assassinations in Yemen; "Legacy": Dr. Uché Blackstock on How Racism Shapes Healthcare in America | Headlines for February 01, 2024; "The Houthis Are Not Iranian Proxies": Helen Lackner on the History & Politics of Yemen's Ansar Allah; "Climate of Fear": Inside UAE's Use of U.S. Mercenaries to Carry Out Assassinations in Yemen; &#8…

Staff (2024-02-01). "Legacy": Dr. Uché Blackstock on How Racism Shapes Healthcare in America. democracynow.org On the first day of Black History Month, we take a look at how racism shapes healthcare in America. We speak with Dr. Uché Blackstock about her new book, Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine. The instant New York Times best-selling book tells her family's story through multiple generations of Black women physicians while revealing the history of racism that created today's disparities in medical training and treatment in America. "I use my mother's story and my story to really emphasize how deeply embedded systemic racism is in our country, in the past and in the prese…

Eric A. Gordon (2024-02-01). 'De Organizer' and 'The Dreamy Kid': Premiere recordings of James P. Johnson operas. peoplesworld.org James P. Johnson (1894-1955), known as the "Father of the the Stride Piano" and a noted jazz composer and performer, also turned his talents in the late 1930s to writing opera. Perhaps he'd been inspired by the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, feeling that as an African-American he was just as well suited, if not more …

geo.tv (2024-02-02). Greta Thunberg goes on trial for oil protests. geo.tv The climate change activist was arrested after she refused to move from outside of hotel to designated protest area in 2023…

NEOB (2024-02-01). Lamola condemns protest actions in Groblersdal. sanews.gov.za Lamola condemns protest actions in Groblersdal | The Department of Justice and Correctional Services has condemned protestors' attempts to forcefully enter the Groblersdal Magistrate's Court premises and their brandishing of the colonial era Vierkleur flag. | The court was hearing a case against two men — Piet Groenewald and his son Stephen Greef — who allegedly assaulted one of their workers whom they accused of being drunk on duty. | Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said: "We applaud the [SA Police Service] for swiftly arresting all the protesters that attempted to block or…

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