The Mack is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by California native Michael Campus, starring Max Julien and Richard Pryor.[2][3] The film also stars Oscar-nominee Juanita Moore and Tony-nominated actor Dick Anthony Williams. Filmed in Oakland, California the movie follows the rise and fall of Goldie. After returning home from a 5-year prison sentence, he…
Republicans have won just one out of nearly two dozen lawsuits they’ve filed since Election Day President Donald Trump’s campaign and Republican officials have filed nearly two dozen lawsuits since Election Day in an effort to contest the results of the 2020 election. The campaign filed lawsuits and motions to intervene in cases in swing…
(CNN)My Jewish husband grew up in 1970s Germany. When asked to give up his seat on public transit for senior citizens, he would often hesitate, wondering whether those individuals played passive or active roles during the Third Reich. While perhaps unfair, younger generations judged Germans who lived through the Nazi era as though they were…
Since President Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, White House officials have at times given incomplete or contradictory statements about his symptoms, his oxygen level and when he first tested positive. Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphi…. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK
How Britain Got China Hooked on Opium I Empires of Dirt VICE World News host Zing Tsjeng delves into her own family history to remember that time the British Empire was one of the worst drug pushers in history and got China hooked on opium. VICE World News host Zing Tsjeng delves into her own…
Why Did the Police Shoot Jacob Blake? | The Daily Social Distancing Show
Another look at systemic police violence and racial injustice: Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, was shot in the back seven times by police and may never walk again.
Craig Anthony Hodges (born June 27, 1960)[1] is an American retired professional basketball player and former head coach of the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League. He played in the NBA for 10 seasons and led the league in 3-point shooting percentage three times.
A state of emergency hs been declared in Beirut after a blast killed at least 137 people and injured about 5,000 others, with dozens more still missing. The president of Lebanon, Michel Aoun, has said the blast was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely in a warehouse in the port area of…
STOCKHOLM — When the coronavirus swept into Scandinavian countries, Norway and Denmark scrambled to place extensive restrictions on their borders to stem the outbreak. Sweden, their neighbor, took a decidedly different path. While Denmark and Norway closed their borders, restaurants and ski slopes and told all students to stay home this month, Sweden shut only…
‘I didn’t do it’: Trump claims no knowledge of White House pandemic unit’s disbanding President Donald Trump said Friday that he did not know anything about the elimination of jobs addressing global pandemics at the White House National Security Council. Veterans of past disease outbreaks have said the downsizing of staff at the NSC’s Directorate for…
Justin Trudeau addresses his wife’s COVID-19 diagnosis – Addressing Canadians from outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed the status of his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, who officials confirmed on Thursday had tested positive for COVID-19. Trudeau reiterated that her symptoms were “mild” at this point.
If somebody other than Donald Trump were in the White House, the coronavirus crisis would not be unfolding this way. At every turn, President Trump’s policy regarding coronavirus has unfolded as if guided by one rule: How can I make this crisis worse? Presidents are not all-powerful, especially not in the case of pandemic disease.…
