In under a week the civil rights movement have lost two big names. Last week Benjamin Hooks passed away and today it’s Dorothy Height: Dorothy Height, a longtime leader of the U.S. civil rights movement and the chairwoman of the National Council of Negro Women, died on Tuesday in Washington. She was 98. Trained as […]
There has been a lot of talk about Justin Barrett, a police officer with Boston. He made fame yesterday when it was exposed that he wrote a letter to the media and referred to Henry Gates as a “banana eating jungle monkey’”. if you missed it, here’s the run down: The law enforcement official, speaking […]
Talk about being beat to the punch: Uruguay is moving to lift a ban on homosexuals joining the armed forces. The defense ministry confirms that Minister Jose Bayardi has signed a decree lifting the ban imposed by the 1973-85 military dictatorship. The army said Wednesday it has received the decree, which has yet to be […]
The latest in the Jack Ryan movies nearly comes to life: A mysterious night-time telephone call last week brought nuclear-armed India and Pakistan close to the brink of war at the height of the crisis over the Mumbai terror attacks, Pakistani officials said Sunday. They said the “threatening” call was made, ostensibly by Indian Foreign […]