Miriam Makeba Singer/Activist Dies After Performance
Miriam Makeba, a South African singer whose voice stirred hopes of freedom among millions in her own country though her music was formally banned by the apartheid authorities she struggled against, died overnight after performing at a concert in Italy on Sunday. She was 76. Ms. Makeba collapsed as she was leaving the stage, the […]
Pink is the New Black
Americans have busted through the racial barrier and have elected the first African American President of the United States, but in California and in most parts of the U.S.A, Americans continue to be homophobic! According to the NYT, California voters have adopted a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, joining voters in two other states who […]
Abortion Ban Rejected, Prop 8 to Close to Call
In other election news, voters in Colorado and South Dakota rejected ballot measures Tuesday that could have led to sweeping bans of abortion, and Washington became only the second state — after Oregon — to offer terminally ill people the option of physician-assisted suicide. In California, exit polls and partial returns suggested a close race […]
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