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Thirty-five years ago, the foremost American comedian of his day, Richard Pryor, returned from his first visit to Kenya and declared that he would never again call another black person "nigger" or use the word in his public performances. He sparked a movement that gained near universal affirmation if not participation. |
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A funeral for Laura Marquez Christian, a former reporter for KGO-TV in San Francisco who went on to become an award-winning correspondent for ABC News in Washington, D.C., will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Novato Presbyterian Church. A resident of Novato, Mrs. Christian died June 18 after living with breast cancer for 16 years. |
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Branson unveils plans for ‘boutique’ cruise line: Virgin Cruises will launch its first luxury liner in 2020 from Miami, British tycoon Richard Branson announced yesterday, placing his bets on medium-sized “boutique” ships. A joint venture with Bain Capital, the cruise line will be the latest.... |
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A friend’s experience and prediction are ominous. “I’m waiting in a car at the light on 37th and Lex,” he writes. “A guy comes up with rag and starts wiping the windshield. It’s all coming back.” The e-mail arrived not long before Mayor de Blasio and the City Council agreed to hire nearly 1,300 more police officers. |
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TORONTO - The word had barely slipped from President Barack Obama's lips before the first headlines were being written. A sitting U.S. president, the first African American commander-in-chief in the country's history, had uttered in an interview a word that is widely considered to be one of the biggest verbal taboos. |
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Dr. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author, and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation . He is Companion to the Order of Canada and a recipient of UNESCO's Kalinga Prize for science, the United Nations Environment Program medal, the 2009 Right Livelihood Award, and Global 500. Dr. |
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IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Republicans in a bind after Pope's landmark encyclical on climate change; Massive toxic algae bloom shuts down West Coast fisheries; May 2015 the planet's hottest May on record; PLUS: The American Eastern Cougar is off the endangered species list - but there's a catch... |
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This interview with Maylin Legañoa appeared in Havana Times. We went into an office with an eclectic décor that still owed much to the colonial style. On the wall, the acknowledgements received over nearly 50 years mixed perfectly with family photos and a guitar that seemed a witness to every word, gesture and expression. |
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TORONTO - The word had barely slipped from President Barack Obama's lips before the first headlines were being written. A sitting U.S. president, the first African American commander-in-chief in the country's history, had uttered in an interview a word that is widely considered to be one of the biggest verbal taboos. |
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TORONTO - The word had barely slipped from President Barack Obama's lips before the first headlines were being written. A sitting U.S. president, the first African American commander-in-chief in the country's history, had uttered in an interview a word that is widely considered to be one of the biggest verbal taboos. |
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However, I thought that a more personal reflection on Roman’s life, and the values that he fought for back then, might help strengthen our resolve today to meet the upcoming challenges on the eastern front in the months ahead. I first heard about Kupchinsky in the summer of 1967. |
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