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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and �JeremyBloom.
by Chitown Kev
on Tue Feb 28, 2023 at 08:59 PM PST
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In several previous installments of � Black Music Sunday, � we’ve explored the jazz clubs of New York City: The Cotton Club ,
by Denise Oliver Velez
on Sun Jul 17, 2022 at 05:59 AM PDT
with 137 Recommends
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The Associated Press is reporting that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened a sweeping investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. To date, more than a dozen alleged victims have been interviewed, with some...
by wesmorgan1
on Wed Jun 29, 2022 at 08:40 AM PDT
with 9 Recommends
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In the last edition of� Black Music Sunday , we explored the city of New Orleans before the birth of jazz .�New Orleans, which is known worldwide as the birthplace of not just jazz,�but many of the ...
by Denise Oliver Velez
on Sun Jul 24, 2022 at 05:59 AM PDT
with 133 Recommends
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As we segue from Black History Month into Women’s History Month—and race towards Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) on Mar.�1—it is only�fitting that for today’s Black Music Sunday , we march in the ...
by Denise Oliver Velez
on Sun Feb 27, 2022 at 05:59 AM PST
with 103 Recommends
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I just nuked (microwaved) some leftovers and found them burning. Recalling a story a buddy once told me, I remarked this is hot… and warm. That make sense to anyone else? I have not verified what my buddy told me though it has a certain...
by Fffflats
on Wed Dec 02, 2020 at 01:22 PM PST
with 3 Recommends
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For years, there have been allegations of illegal searches and arrests of Black men by police officers in the French Quarter by the New Orleans Police Department. Now, there’s a video showing just how casual the coordination of corruption and racism...
by rcshore
on Tue May 19, 2020 at 06:19 AM PDT
with 160 Recommends
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Morning Open Thread is a daily, copyrighted post from a host of editors and guest writers. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful dialogue in an ...
by sandbear75
on Thu Apr 16, 2020 at 03:30 AM PDT
with 28 Recommends
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Morning Open Thread is a daily, copyrighted post from a host of editors and guest writers. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful dialogue in an open forum. I’ve come to think of this post as one where...
by sandbear75
on Thu Apr 09, 2020 at 03:30 AM PDT
with 21 Recommends
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Morning Open Thread is a daily, copyrighted post from a host of editors and guest writers. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful dialogue in an ...
by sandbear75
on Thu Apr 02, 2020 at 03:30 AM PDT
with 20 Recommends
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There are times when black folks need joy. No matter the pain, the suffering, the obstacles, the discrimination, the disillusionment we face—we must make music, we must dance, we must celebrate ...
by Denise Oliver Velez
on Sun Feb 23, 2020 at 05:59 AM PST
with 187 Recommends
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Yes folks, it is International Migrants Day, or, should you live in the US, it is National Ham Salad Day. A chacun son gout, as "they" say. So I played hookey and didn't tend either of my open threads last week. We wuz off on a ramble indulging in a...
by enhydra lutris
on Wed Dec 18, 2019 at 06:06 AM PST
with 4 Recommends
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Morning Open Thread is a daily, copyrighted post from a host of editors and guest writers. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful dialogue in an ...
by sandbear75
on Thu Mar 26, 2020 at 03:30 AM PDT
with 24 Recommends
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Nothing anyone says, no photos or videos relate the intensity of our experiences fleeing the Camp Fire. Even for professional fire fighters, it was beyond anything they’d ever imagined — “...
by Besame
on Thu Jul 11, 2019 at 02:35 PM PDT
with 143 Recommends
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This was the header of an NPR dump into the weekend news void:
“We All Owe Al Gore An Apology”: More People See Climate Change in Record Flooding.
Angel Portillo doesn't think about climate change much. It's not that he doesn't care. He just...
by xaxnar
on Mon Jun 10, 2019 at 08:52 AM PDT
with 38 Recommends
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So I learned a thing this morning. New Orleans to apologize for lynching of 11 Italians in 1891, among worst in American history in my feed from WaPo. I’ll save you the click if you like. Anti immigrant sentiment and raging passions led to the...
by John M Webb
on Tue Apr 02, 2019 at 05:10 AM PDT
with 6 Recommends
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Morning Open Thread is a daily, copyrighted post, from a host of editors and guest writers. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful dialogue in ...
by Otteray Scribe
on Thu Jan 31, 2019 at 03:30 AM PST
with 14 Recommends
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Hi. Good to see you.
Would you mind taking a walk? We won’t be long. Well… maybe a few minutes. I’m getting old, and old people do love to ramble. Well, some old people. Me, anyway.
by Jon Sitzman
on Mon Sep 10, 2018 at 10:00 AM PDT
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I am in New Orleans, Louisiana, today, heading home to New York after attending Netroots Nation . The city evokes many memories for me, like childhood visits down to NOLA from Baton Rouge; eating ...
by Denise Oliver Velez
on Sun Aug 05, 2018 at 06:00 AM PDT
with 205 Recommends
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It’s frustratingly rare that law enforcement officers are held accountable for wrongdoing, especially when people of color are the victims of violence at the hands of white cops. Perhaps that’s what makes this story so surprising: less than 24 hours...
by Jessica Sutherland
on Wed Jul 25, 2018 at 11:06 AM PDT
with 575 Recommends
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