https://youtu.be/qio0BvKDMUM Al Jazeera English On the YouTube page: "Mass protests in the US over the killing by police of George Floyd, have been swelled by the presence of people of all races in numbers not seen before. But whether it’s on the streets or online, what does true allyship look like? “You're walking down the …
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Below is the link to the latest Doctor Madblood holiday special on PBS station WHRO in Hampton Roads. The movie shown is the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and afterward, clips from past Madblood shows! The movie ends with what for the time was a twist, at least for the 1950s. WordPress won't let …
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Like or dislike the man, agree with or dispute what he says for whatever reason you care to, he made some points worth considering. Whatever he was like personally, I admire his candor and straightforwardness as a rhetorician.
Coin of the Gupta king Samudragupta. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) One thing I can't avoid noticing is the problem some in my country have with brown people, particularly those of South Asian and Middle Eastern descent, that shows itself in racial, ethnic, and religious stereotyping in the media and the occasional hate crime by those whose …
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As democracy matures around the world, people are increasingly losing trust for it. But there are those who still believe in its promise despite government corruption in emerging nations. Here are ideas for preserving and rebuilding it by fixing the electorate and advancing democracy as an activity...and as a state of mind a wee bit …
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The Call of Troithulu 