9 h. ago ‘False teacher’: Trump’s pick to head the ‘White House faith office’ roils some fellow Christians

Paula White, a millionaire televangelist who speaks in tongues, was criticized for an alleged cash-for-blessings schemeOn the campaign trail, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to “protect religious liberty”, and two weeks after his inauguration he acted: creating a “White House faith office”, which will be led by Paula White, a millionaire televangelist known to speak in tongues who called the Black Lives Matter movement the “Antichrist” and once encouraged people to buy “resurrection seeds” for $1,114.The move brought renewed focus on White, Trump’s longtime spiritual guru. And for White, not all of it will be welcome. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago ‘They didn’t call us for Live Aid’: the stars behind Black Britain’s forgotten charity record

In 1985, a star-studded lineup of Black UK musicians, including Aswad, Dennis Brown and Janet Kay, recorded a charity single to raise funds for famine-stricken Ethiopia. Why are their efforts so little known?The Ethiopian famine of the early 1980s was one of the defining news stories of the decade, an exposure of the stark divide between developed and developing nations, still referred to at the time as the Third World. It is a received wisdom that the general public in Britain learned about the crisis when shocking images of emaciated men, women and children were shown on BBC news reports. This is not entirely true. In fact, plenty of Rastafarians were already aware of the situation.The east African country was their spiritual home – many in the movement viewed its former emperor Haile Selassie as their messiah – and a place free from the iniquities of the west. “A lot of Rastafarians went to Ethiopia [before they] came to London,” says the musician and cam...

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3 d. ago Body discovered in Scots river as emergency services race to scene

Emergency services were called to the River Beauly, near to Black Bridge in village, after the grim discovery was made at around 12.20pm on Monday.

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4 d. ago What happened in Black Mirror USS Callister episode? Sequel plot explained

It's been over seven years since USS Callister first graced our screens as part of Black Mirror's critically acclaimed fourth season, with Benidorm and The Windsors star Milanka Brooks reprising her role as blue-skinned Elena Tulaska

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5 d. ago Jack Black, Jason Momoa enter the Minecraft universe as the video game phenom hits the big screen

When Jack Black got the call to star in the “Minecraft” movie, the perks were plenty

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7 d. ago Anger as Satanists hold ‘Black Mass’ to call for separation of church and state in Kansas

The Satanic Grotto's rally attracted hundreds of Christian counter-protesters

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8 d. ago Number One on the Call Sheet review – a spectacular tribute to black excellence in Hollywood

Jaw-droppingly star-studded and stuffed with incredible stories, this series is a joy to watch. Just wait till you hear the one about James Brown burying bags of cash in the woods Denzel Washington. Don Cheadle. Morgan Freeman. Laurence Fishburne. Idris Elba. Viola Davis. Halle Berry. Cynthia Erivo. Angela Bassett. Octavia Spencer. To say that the cast of Apple’s new two-part, feature-length documentary series is stacked would be an understatement, and that truly is only a smattering of its many interviewees: I’d be here all week if I listed every single one. A celebration of black excellence in Hollywood, these two films are produced by the likes of Jamie Foxx and Kevin Hart, and stuffed full of household names who have made it to that coveted No 1 spot on the call sheet – in other words, the top-billed star of a production. They also offer a potted history of how black actors came to thrive in Hollywood – and the struggle baked into almost every stage of that process.Episode one f...

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9 d. ago Grieving father of American Airlines pilot killed in DC chopper crash says tragedy was 'completely preventable' as he calls for apology from US army

Samuel Lilley (pictured, his father Tim Lilley), 28, was the copilot onboard American Airlines flight 5342 when it collided with a military helicopter in Washington DC last month.

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1 week ago Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 3 to launch 24 hours early for free

Activision announces an early launch for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 3, featuring a revamped Verdansk map with improved graphics and free access for players

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2 w. ago Racist University of Kentucky girl who called black staffer N

A judge made a decision after Sophia Rosing, the racist University of Kentucky student who called a black employee the N-word at least 200 times in 2022, made a shocking request.

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3 w. ago Calls for inquiry after black children labelled 'subnormal' and 'made to wash white kids'

Labour MP Kim Johnson is calling on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to launch an inquiry for black children who were labelled 'educationally subnormal' and sent to schools for children with disabilities

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3 w. ago MP calls for inquiry into labelling of black pupils as ‘educationally subnormal’

Kim Johnson tells parliament lessons must be learnt from poor treatment of children at institutions in 1960s and 70sThe historic injustice of a scandal in which black children were incorrectly labelled “educationally subnormal” and sent to schools for physically and mentally disabled pupils must be addressed with a public inquiry, an MP has said.Kim Johnson, the Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside, is calling on Keir Starmer to bring justice to survivors and to also expose the long-term effects it has had in the education system. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Keep dancing: Chanel DaSilva on taking risks, dealing with grief and tackling Trump

As she brings A Shadow Work to the UK, the New York choreographer talks about therapy, ‘pulling up women with me’ and art-led activismChanel DaSilva has always been a dancer. “I felt completely free,” she says of her first class. “I felt at home. Like I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing. And it’s weird to know that at the age of three.” The New Yorker, 38, is a rising star choreographer in the US, with credits including Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet, and is about to make her international debut in London.DaSilva’s dance style has been described as “technique meets humanity”, in the sense that she draws on the precision and virtuosity of classical and modern dance, but brings in a freedom and naturalism. The piece she has made here for the company Ballet Black, called A Shadow Work, is in part about dealing with grief over the death of her mother when DaSilva was 19. At the time, trying to get through her college education, she couldn’t cope with it. “So I packed up that g...

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3 w. ago Trump pick for Washington US attorney made derogatory and racist comments

Revealed: rhetoric by interim US attorney for DC includes falsely claiming Kamala Harris ‘self-identified’ as BlackTrump’s appointee as interim US attorney for the District of Columbia and nominee to hold the position permanently, Ed Martin, has repeatedly made derogatory and racist comments in past social media posts and columns.Martin’s rhetoric includes falsely claiming Kamala Harris is “self-identified” as Black and calling her the new Rachel Dolezal, claiming Planned Parenthood targets Black communities for abortions, claiming that the supreme court justice Sonia Sotomayor made racist comments to white males about her own identity and invoking false claims about Dr Martin Luther King Jr to affirm support for the Republican party and the Tea Party movement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 & Warzone Season 3 – release date, Verdansk, and multiplayer maps

A reliable Call of Duty leaker claims the upcoming update will be the game’s biggest yet

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3 w. ago Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 3 – release date, Verdansk map, and more

The fan-favourite map is coming back five years after its launch in the free-to-play Warzone mode

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3 w. ago Sunday with Nigel Havers: ‘We’ll take the dog for a walk, she’s a rare poodle

The actor talks about breakfast, dinner, dogs and horses, and shares his tips on racing and learning linesUp early? I like to listen to Paddy O’Connell at 9am on Radio 4. It’s a semi-political, opinionated show, with guests talking about the news. It’s amusing, witty and I’ve been a guest, so obviously highly intelligent.What’s next? We’ll take the dog for a walk. She’s called Charlie and she’s a very rare breed – a black poodle-poodle. She does her own stuff, chasing this, chasing that.Breakfast? Maybe a bit of fruit, then I’ll look at the papers. If I’ve got lines to learn, I’ll do that. At 12.30, we walk to the pub for a pint of Butcombe. Then we walk back, have a brunchy lunch, scrambled eggs and toast.Visit to the tip? We might go to the tip, you’re right. It’s fantastic, but they’re quite bossy: don’t park there, reverse here. Sometimes I’m recognised. I’m very chatty at the tip.Afternoon activities? We’ll watch a bit of racing. I don’t gamble unless I actually go to the races...

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last month Call of Duty needed its Season 3 delay, but keeping Verdansk from users will have huge consequences

Verdansk is pushed further away still, as Call of Duty Season 3 for Warzone and Black Ops 6 has been delayed for another two weeks.

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