Sunday, September 25, 2011

Funk legend Sly Stone now homeless and living out of a van in LA

Funk legend Sly Stone now homeless and living out of a van in LA

By WILLEM ALKEMA and REED TUCKER

Last Updated: 5:33 AM, September 25, 2011

Posted: 2:05 AM, September 25, 2011

In his heyday, he lived at 783 Bel Air Road, a four-bedroom, 5,432-square-foot Beverly Hills mansion that once belonged to John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas.

The Tudor-style house was tricked out in his signature funky black, white and red color scheme. Shag carpet. Tiffany lamps in every room. A round water bed in the master bedroom. There were parties where Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Miles Davis would drop by, whereEtta James would break into “At Last” by the bar.

Just four years ago, he resided in a Napa Valley house so large it could only be described as a “compound,” with a vineyard out back and multiple cars in the driveway.

SOUL SURVIVOR: Sly Stone, now 68 years old, shows he can still get funky -- brandishing a Taser for a photo session in front of his Studebaker.

JOHN CHAPPLE

SOUL SURVIVOR: Sly Stone, now 68 years old, shows he can still get funky -- brandishing a Taser for a photo session in front of his Studebaker.

'I like my small camper. I just do not want to return to a fixed hom ... I must keep moving,' Stone says.

JOHN CHAPPLE

"I like my small camper. I just do not want to return to a fixed hom ... I must keep moving," Stone says.

But those days are gone.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/the_rise_and_fall_of_sly_stone_qijyKoYzmAqer1PA0YogSJ#ixzz1YyEcxqvv

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

African-American - News

African-American - News September 13, 2011

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Obesity, bigger waist may mean higher death risk for black women (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
Being obese and having a larger waist may be linked with a higher risk of dying for African American women, a study finds.

Our First Black President (The Atlantic)
Remember Mr. Coates, Morehouse College put Howard University on the map; the first African-American president of Howard University was a Morehouse Man, Dr.

NAACP Chapter Joins Maryland Coalition to Pass Marriage Equality Bill (MySoCalledGayLife)
Marylanders for Marriage Equality, the broad and diverse coalition working to bring civil marriage equality to Maryland, today announced the Baltimore branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is the newest member of its steering committee.

Nashville museum on African American music planned (The Macon Telegraph)
A new museum in the works for Nashville will aim to expand the public's idea of what makes the town Music City.

James Craig Anderson Was Killed Because he was Black not Because he was Gay (womanist-musings)
There is no doubt in my mind that this is a racial hate crime. I found his murder incredibly triggering and that is why I didn't write about it before. I have however been following this story very closely. As a Black mother with Black sons, what happened to Anderson represents my worst nightmare. This weekend as I was going through my reader, I noticed that several gay blogs have finally gotten around to writing about this story. Please note that Black blogs have been writing about Anderson's death since it happened, and I doubt that without their constant attention, that this story would have made the national news. At any rate, reading these gay blogs I learned that Anderson was Black and gay. A light bulb clicked on, and I realized why his death had suddenly been deemed worthy of coverage - his sexuality. When Anderson was just another Black man, who was a random victim of White supremacy, none of the GLBT blogs had a damn thing to say about it. I suppose it was considered not to be a gay issue. Now that it has been revealed that Anderson was a gay man, being beaten and then driven over by a truck is suddenly deemed horrifying. To that I say fuck you - fuck you ten thousand times over. They weren't screaming gay slurs at Anderson, they were screaming racial slurs at him and believing that you can appropriate his death to advance the cause of gay rights is repulsive.

National Panhellenic Council, NAACP and Black Caucus hold candlelight memorial (The Digital Collegian)
A crowd of people aggregated in front of Old Main with candles last night in remembrance of those who lost their lives on Sept.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Stuyvesant High School Grads Sick 10 Years After 9/11

Stuyvesant High School Grads Sick 10 Years After 9/11

September 8, 2011 6:30am | By Julie Shapiro, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

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BATTERY PARK CITY — When Stuyvesant High School's 3,000 students returned to their Battery Park City classrooms on Oct. 9, 2001, they thought the worst was over.

Less than a month earlier, the 14-to-18-year-olds had fled their school, some in tears and some numbly silent, as the World Trade Center collapsed just three blocks behind them.

The students at one of the city's most selective high schools were ready to get back to their routine of coursework and college applications, and ready to reassemble the pieces of their pre-9/11 academic and social lives.

But from their first breath of smoky, dusty air they took as they emerged from the subway that October morning, many of the students feared that they had returned to lower Manhattan too soon.

"We could see the fire burning [at Ground Zero] on our way to school," said Lila Nordstrom, who was a senior on 9/11.

"It was very clear it was not safe."

Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/20110908/downtown/stuyvesant-high-school-students-sick-10-years-after-911?utm_content=blackcotton212%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Stuyvesant%20High%20School%20Students%20Sick%2010%20Years%20After%209%2F11&utm_campaign=Stuyvesant%20High%20School%20Students%20Sick%2010%20Years%20After%209%2F11content#ixzz1XUKtGB51

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Teen Missing from Lexington Avenue Home

Teen Missing from Lexington Avenue Home

September 3, 2011 4:51pm | By Tom Liddy, DNAinfo News Editor

Matthew Rosario, 14, of East Harlem, went missing from his apartment on Aug. 31, 2011 (NYPD)

MANHATTAN — An East Harlem teen vanished from his home last Wednesday, police said.

Matthew Rosario, 14, was last seen at his house on Lexington Avenue, near East 101st Street, at 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 31.

He is described as 5-foot-10, 175 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Those with tips can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS, log onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or text CRIMES (274637) then enter TIPS577.

Tom Liddy

Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/20110903/harlem/teen-missing-from-lexington-avenue-home#ixzz1XDJZFdwk

Snakes In The Pulpit: Creflo Dollar Says Shoot Non Tithes Payers With Uzi And Shows His Love For Money! [Video]

 

Snakes In The Pulpit: Creflo Dollar Says Shoot Non Tithes Payers With Uzi And Shows His Love For Money! [Video]
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