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Civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton arrives for a meeting with Sony Pictures Co-Chairman Amy Pascal at a hotel in New York, December 18, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) - RTR4ILI6
“PoliticsNation” MSNBC host Al Sharpton is in hot water for allegedly.... |
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(Transcript from SBS World News Radio) A state of emergency has been declared in the US city of Baltimore to deal with violence that's engulfed it. At least 15 police officers have been injured responding to riots and looting that broke out after the funeral of an African American man who died in custody. |
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In the aftermath of an earthquake, there is an immediate dearth of information. The electricity may fail, and mobile phones and other means of connectivity may stop working. People are in shock and information on safety and resources is scarce. Then, the situation moves from a dearth to a glut as.... |
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The perception is that President Barack Obama has not done little to combat institutionalised racism in spite of his youthful activism and role as a community leader in Chicago. In December last year, he admitted that racism “is deeply rooted” in US society” but rather than take positive action, he.... |
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Alberta Premier Jim Prentice has lately been making the assertion that 'Alberta is not an NDP province.' Well, it's not exactly a PC province either. True, the PCs remain undefeated at the polls for the past 44 years. But in those 44 years, and over the course of 12 electoral campaigns, the Tories.... |
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“Freedom from fear and injustice and Oppression will be ours only in the measure That men who value such freedom are ready to Sustain its possession – to defend it against Every thrust from within or without.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)“Man”, notwithstanding philosophical, archeological,.... |
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By Mac Margolis. Bloomberg View. Pope Francis continues to surprise. He recently slammed wage inequality between men and women as "a pure scandal," called climate change man's "slap in the face of nature" and beckoned the homeless to tour the Sistine Chapel. |
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BALTIMORE - Six days after riots sparked by Freddie Gray's death, Baltimore's mayor lifted a citywide curfew Sunday and faith leaders called for continued activism until justice is achieved. A jubilant crowd of several hundred prayed and sang civil-rights anthems at a City Hall rally. |
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While the East Central Illinois Youth Orchestra celebrates a first next Sunday night, another area performing arts group will be noting a sixth. The youth orchestra will perform for the first time at Krannert Center's Foellinger Great Hall, known worldwide among musicians for its excellent acoustics. |
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Whenever singer Jose Chameleone plans to stage a concert, there is something unusual that happens. In 2010, he turned Muslim and it came with too much hype about his Tubonge concert. However, soon after that, Kyadondo rugby ground where this concert was going to take place was declared a no-concert zone. |
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Rome, May 4 - Oscar-winning actor Roberto Benigni received a standing ovation Monday as he read from Dante in the Italian Senate and Pope Francis praised the medieval poet as a "prophet of hope" as the nation marked the 750th anniversary of his birth. Benigni received a standing ovation after his.... |
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