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Gaslighting Another Black Community For Fun & Profit
Gaslighting Another Black Community For Fun & Profit
Scratch beneath any story in Coconut Grove and you’ll discover  the issue of race lurking. We’ll get to that eventually, but this true fable — with a twist on the race issue — starts with the approval of a Wawa gas station in the City of Coral Gables. So what? Cities approve gas stations all the time. However, this approval didn’t have any public consultation with the community, nor public hearings, both of which would normally have taken place. And, that’s ...
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Headlines Du Jour ► Sunday, September 21, 2014Headlines Du Jour ► Sunday, September 21, 2014
Howdy Headliners!!! Today is the last full day of Summer and the birthday of Leonard Cohen, Canadian poet, novelist and singer. Born in 1934, he’s seen his number of Headlines ...
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Headlines Du Jour ► Thursday, September 18, 2014Headlines Du Jour ► Thursday, September 18, 2014
Hello there, Headliners.Today’s birthday belongs to the Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, one man who often got the best of Jack Benny. He lived through may Headlines Du Jour of yesteryear: 1502 – ...
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Headlines Du Jour ► Tuesday, September 16, 2014Headlines Du Jour ► Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Howdy, Headliners. Today’s birthday belongs to Riley B. King, better known as Blues guitarist B.B. King. He’s seen more than a few Headlines Du Jour of yesteryear: 1620 – Pilgrims ...
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Fox "News" Loses A Big One In CourtFox “News” Loses A Big One In Court
The Fox “News” slogan that thinking people laugh at It’s no secret to fans of the Not Now Silly Newsroom that our Head Writer, Headly Westerfield, has — to put it ...
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Headlines Du Jour ► Sunday, September 14, 2014Headlines Du Jour ► Sunday, September 14, 2014
Hello, Headliners! Today’s birthday belongs to Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith, better known to Jazz fans as Stuff Smith., violinist extraordinaire. Among the Headlines Du Jour of yesteryear: 326 – Helena of ...
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Headlines Du Jour ► Thursday, September 11, 2014Headlines Du Jour ► Thursday, September 11, 2014
New York Times, September 12, 2001 Howdy, Headliners! Today’s birthday belongs to Robert Hicks, better known as Blues guitar legend Barbecue Bob. Memorializing three synchronous events in today’s Headlines Du Jour ...
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Ed Sullivan Changes Rock and Roll Forever ► Another Magical Tee Vee MomentEd Sullivan Changes Rock and Roll Forever ► Another Magical Tee Vee Moment
Animation by author from White House still photo archives I was 4 years old when it happened, which is why I don’t remember. However, on September 9, 1956, when Ed Sullivan ...
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Headlines Du Jour ► Tuesday, September 9, 2014Headlines Du Jour ► Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Hello again, Headliners. Today’s birthday belongs to Otis Ray Redding, Jr, whose biggest hit, “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay,” was recorded 3 days before he died in a ...
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Headlines Du Jour ► Sunday, September 7, 2014Headlines Du Jour ► Sunday, September 7, 2014
Howdy, Headliners! Today’s birthday belongs to Charles Hardin Holley, better known as Buddy Holly, a Founding Father of Rock and Roll who was there when the music died. He lived ...
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Headlines Du Jour ► Thursday, September 4, 2014Headlines Du Jour ► Thursday, September 4, 2014
Hello there, Headliners.Today’s birthday belongs to Mitzi Gaynor, singer, dancer, actress. Born in 1931, she has lived through many Headlines Du Jour of yesteryear: 1781 – Los Angeles is founded as ...
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Headlines Du Jour ► Tuesday, September 2, 2014Headlines Du Jour ► Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Heya, Headliners! The first Headlines Du Jour of September celebrates the birthday of Billy Preston, the only musician to ever receive credit on Beatles’ records. He lived through his own ...
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Headlines Du Jour ► Sunday, August 31, 2014Headlines Du Jour ► Sunday, August 31, 2014
Welcome to today’s Headlines Du Jour. Celebrating a birthday today is Van Morrison. Among the Headlines Du Jour of yesteryear: 1422 – King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while ...
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