Black Hawk instructor pilot Andrew Eaves killed in DC plane crash is identified as his devastated widow pays tribute

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 06:27 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

A second soldier on board the doomed Black Hawk helicopter has been identified following a deadly mid-air collision with an American Airlines plane.

Black Hawk helicopter crew chief killed in DC plane crash is named

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 20:31 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Ryan O'Hara from Georgia was on board the doomed helicopter when it plunged into the Potomac River on Wednesday night after crashing into the regional commerical jet.

The Long Wave: Poet Caleb Femi’s tender ode to Black nightlife in London

found 2025 › Jan › 29 (Wed) @ 20:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The British Nigerian writer’s beautiful new collection captures the spirit and importance of house parties. Plus, remembering Toni Morrison’s oeuvre

Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week, I c…

Black Met Police officer who called black colleagues 'cotton pickers' for not thinking force's public order unit is racist keeps her job after being found guilty of gross misconduct

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 22:16 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Pc Mia Korell, who is part of the Roads and Transport policing command, was accused of using the term to describe black officers who did not believe the Territorial Support Group was racist.

Guardian investigation fuels class-action lawsuit against petro giant

found 2025 › Jan › 27 (Mon) @ 20:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Marathon Petroleum said a massive fire at its Louisiana refinery caused ‘no offsite impacts’. Reporting by the Guardian and Forensic Architecture raised doubts about this claim

The huge US toxic fire …

Guardian investigation fuels class action lawsuit against petro giant

found 2025 › Jan › 27 (Mon) @ 16:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Marathon Petroleum said a massive fire at its Louisiana refinery caused ‘no offsite impacts’. Reporting by the Guardian and Forensic Architecture raised doubts about this claim

The huge US toxic fire …

Inside the 100-year fight to get a Black revolutionary pardoned

found 2025 › Jan › 26 (Sun) @ 15:15 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Joe Biden’s pardon of Marcus Garvey capped a decades-long campaign to restore the reputation of one of the most significant Black leaders of the 20th century

In the days before President Joe Biden’s f…

Trump administration bans non-US flags from being flown at embassies

found 2025 › Jan › 24 (Fri) @ 11:47 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The policy stands in contrast to instances during the Biden administration when gay pride and Black Lives Matter flags were flown

The US Department of State has banned consular posts from flying any f…

Trump bans Pride and Black Lives Matter flags from the State Department and American buildings across the globe

found 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 07:32 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

President Donald Trump is stamping his authority on America's presence around the world with a sweeping new order that only the Stars and Stripes will be flown from diplomatic buildings.

The Long Wave: Fear, loathing and Black resistance under Trump 2.0

found 2025 › Jan › 22 (Wed) @ 12:58 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Why community-based grassroots politics may be key to surviving the next four years. Plus, comfort foods in the run-up to Ramadan

Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week Donald Trump was inaugur…