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a forced him choice. and the local one almost blows up employment don't lose no stone bull new put off in the purcell bust lock. up was after several rounds of surgery chemotherapy and renewed hiv treatment in a managed to survive unbelievably she was then bullied online by the denial lists for taking medicine again but says she can put all that behind her hoping that in a country with a worsening hiv problem her story could help others avoid fatal mistakes. r t. in other news this morning an israeli politician has been filmed hurling insults at palestinians travelling from gaza to visit relatives in an israeli jail but have. got beware. now there. or shortly before this video

was filmed the m.p. oren has tweeted a photo of himself with an israeli flag saying he had come to confront the families of what he described as animals he claims he was trying to garner support for a new bill that would prevent palestinian families from visiting prisoners in israel israeli parliament's media services declined to comment so far oren has and is certainly no stranger to publicize stunts though a member of prime minister benjamin netanyahu saluki party has than first gained notoriety with a godfather style political in ferguson and he also tried to discredit a left wing n.g.o.s by creating a false identity in order to provide made up testimony and he once threatened to execute the family of an alleged palestinian criminal in a facebook video the red cross which was a scorching the bus from garza to the israeli prison have rounded on the israeli authorities for failing to prevent the incident the charity said it was the duty of

officials to ensure family safety during visits protecting human dignity as a human here and you're going to see that it's extremely important to us so people need to research this rain started one of the buses that provided it is now to be able to go and visit their families something that is acceptable because they were elderly they were children and there were of us we know not that fast so that is why we call on the israeli authorities still help us how it was sure that. the happen in the future. he with r.t. still to come for you the holiday season is not all about christmas and new year because for african-americans there's also a festival designed just for them but it is dividing opinion with the details after the break.

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get now it is holiday season and each culture does put its own stamp on making this time of year special the african-american community there's also a relatively new festival known as kwanzaa although the origins of it's a rip bit unusual is kind of morbid expects. the holiday season in the usa is rather intense there's lots of shopping lots of t.v. specials now with christmas festivities still underway americans are waking up to find donald trump sending out greetings for yet another holiday today marks the first day of kwanzaa a week long celebration of african-american heritage and culture that's a celebrate the richness of the post and look toward a brighter future never heard of kwanzaa don't worry you're not alone according to a survey taken in the last three years this holiday season is the african-american

christmas is actually only celebrated by less than three percent of african-americans do you celebrate kwanzaa no i don't celebrate kwanzaa i don't so it kind of. i try not to get too involved with so much hype of all these different festivities you know anything about the history is it something you identify with i really don't know i haven't really been exposed to much about kwanzaa i actually don't think too much about it i grew up celebrating christmas the thing about donald trump sending out a statement for kwanzaa you know today a lot of stuff that he does is pretty hypocritical so nothing he does because surprise me now kwanzaa has been around for quite a long time it's been endorsed by many presidents including george w. bush and barack obama the media covers it quite extensively this time of year kids are static at the start of kwanzaa kwanzaa a holiday that millions of people around the world hold dear a secular celebration to honor african-american and pan african heritage and values

all week long holiday that inspires african-americans to take pride in their cultural roots and reinforce principles to live by see it in a number of places whether it's m s n b c whether it's the new york times whether it's the l.a. times there's farming coverage of this event as if it's a real event more coverage i would dare say is given to kwanzaa considering. how few in here and there are then even christmas and hanukkah so what is kwanzaa what is it all about well the holiday was started back in one thousand nine hundred sixty six by dr melodic harang he is a black nationalist and he felt like the holiday would strengthen the african-american community and resist the white majority i wanted to give black people a whole day of their own so i came up with kwanzaa and said it was african because you know black people in this country wouldn't celebrate it if they knew it was american now just five years after he came up with kwanzaa kurang i actually went

to prison for torturing two of his female followers now the media generally chooses to ignore his jail term and his nationalist views when they do coverage of the holiday and they also still invite him on to talk about it however at this point we've learned that not everyone in the african-american community is a big fan of kwanzaa there is no holiday in the on the continent of africa associated with this set of events this is all made up by a person who when the radicals in the one nine hundred sixty s. the black panthers were operating thought he was too radical for a vis them and he wasn't able to be a part of what they were doing and he helped put this forward as a way of distinguishing himself and trying to build a greater following african-americans have a diverse and rich history but kwanzaa seems to have very little to do with it many

african-americans don't see a need to celebrate what they consider to be an artificial holiday kaleb mopp and r.t. new york. the north african country is demanding an apology from the united arab emirates it's after the country's emirates airlines prevented female genius humans from boarding flights to the us friday citing a threat of terrorism a move that coast widespread anger. i just in she would believe my would i go to a country that wonder exactly if that's the case and we should also be opposed visas on the united arab emirates. these suppressions are a force preventing an arab from visiting arab countries is unacceptable when we see the westerners going from country to country freely the most rigid that is one of the tunisian state must defend the rights of two museum women and force the u.s. to apologize. well the ban was lifted the same day the u.s.

ambassador was summoned and the gulf states foreign minister later tweeted that the u.a.e. respects and values tunisian women adding that they want to avoid any misunderstandings but that wasn't enough fortune is here which retaliated by banning all emirates flights from landing at its airports this tweet was posted by the airline shortly afterwards telling customers that flights were suspended indefinitely we talked with tunisian blogger about and activists who said that the u.s. move was insulting on many levels consider that what happened is lation off of the nation women rights but it's a violation of women rights and general the spokesperson for the presidency talk about security problems but this doesn't justify what happened isn't small female babies who are not allowed to go on planes i don't

think that a toddler is. the generation government is still asking for official apology and it happened under the pressure of people here in tunisia. the russian foreign minister has had a frank exchange with his american counterpart over washington's approach towards north korea the two spoke by phone with the details later released by the russian foreign ministry. so again lavrov pointed out once again that heightening tensions over the korean peninsula through washington's aggressive rhetoric towards pyongyang stepping up military preparations in the region is unacceptable the phone call took place around the same time the u.s. sanctioned a two top north korean officials who were allegedly involved in the country's ballistic missile program but in the phone call for mr lavrov mentioned the u.s. stepping up its military preparations in the region and he was likely referring to

recent military exercises and even south korea has suggested postponing military drills until after the olympics but this proposal was swiftly rejected by secretary tillerson. it is possible for south korea and the us to review the possibility of postponing the exercises and i have made such a suggestion to the us and the us is currently reviewing them but these are two sizes have been ongoing for many years i'm not aware of any plans to change what is scheduled fiery rhetoric between washington and pyongyang has kept the international community on its toes for quite some time now but let's take a quick look at a recap the year of strategic patience. with the north korean regime has failed united states is prepared to use the full range of our capabilities to defend ourselves and our allies our suspected leader kim didn't own but said the u.s. would be unhappy to witness north korea's strategic power on its independence day and called them frequently sending big and small news packages they will be met

with fire and fury. like the world has never see the forthcoming measures to be taken by the d.p. r. k. will cost the us the greatest pain and suffering it has ever gone through in its entire history but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. control the man who had the range to talk with. little rocket man rocket fuel for the american guy he is a sick puppy russia has repeatedly offered to mediate the situation but we've been hearing mixed messages from the trumpet ministration so it's unclear whether this phone call will make any difference whatsoever but it definitely seems like quite positive direction. american reporting their world north korea is also proving to be a troublesome topic for a french children's magazine because it's been pulled from shelves over an article

which suggested that the country wasn't a real state and it said the same about israel prompting strong complaints from jewish groups in paris his charlotte dubinsky. a french children's educational magazine has provoked a firestorm of criticism here in france now in the latest edition of the opi it features a front sheet for children which says we call these one hundred and ninety seven countries states like france germany and algeria you the magazine then goes on to suggest that not all of the countries in the world agree that israel and north korea all real states the magazine has since been withdrawn from sale here in france and the publisher has apologized they go on to say that this does not mean that they do not recognize the existence of israel yet that apology made silly the

no mention of tool of north korea well we've been gauging reaction on the streets of paris so what people think about this publication i just would like you to hazard a guess how many countries you think there are in the world. two hundred fifty. three hundred maybe ten closer to two hundred. three hundred. six hundred forty six following a few hundred ninety five. magazine in france for children he says that not all of these countries all real i want you to have a guess what one would spring to mind for you smaller countries because expanding on ukraine maybe i don't know what countries wouldn't be a real country herds of the kurdistan though it necessarily be america birth of the country i don't know you started on that one i'm sorry ok this magazine says this

israel and north korea and north real countries what's your reaction to that or i think that's big news i don't think so what israel is through tonight as a country i would never say that by women. i'm sure it's funny but you think that would happen in france it doesn't sound very. shot there is he putting the questions there you watching a more news in just about. any. small room good i'm. stupid to eat.

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is there's just not enough shelter even if people on the streets right now decided to come in there's nowhere to come in it's been a struggle. and this man found his own response to the problem and constructed dozens of tiny homes for people in need of shelter when you have nothing and nowhere to go. you know having something like this may as well be a castle but do the authorities accept such solution. me house on a city parking space is not a solution your craft or someone monitoring the site otherwise it will be a free for all and is there a better alternative to end the homelessness crisis. this . time.

greetings and salutations. in order for us to better understand the present and even predict the future one must study the past history can be taught or learned and regurgitated through memorization but to truly understand history it must be felt in one's heart and soul. but where can one find the heart and soul of history . music and if you're searching for the heart and soul of the unwritten history of the united states the the people's history if you will you will find it in the notes chords lyrics and passion of the blues jazz band joe and ragtime of an early america finding its way into the twentieth century. born from the men and women on whose backs these united states were built on these are the precursors to the rock n roll hip hop and country music of today so let's let us peer into the beating

heart of the real history of the united states as watching the hawks strikes a chord. if you want to know what still with the oldies. at the back rail that you basically need to analyze it day eight would have modified it if you speak your mind let's go for the day like it or not i got to visit with the cleveland. police three vehicles did this world a little bit. but. we hope it will restart.

in the old. lady's percy laetoli. there's a. sleeve inside last night here and now i'm going. to change about the place. i do not hear the same. level this old dog and the little boy.

was a happy time in maine was the. dog days you saw. going out with a little boy and what i do not play anymore. is all of us and a bold. plan and son. living. in that little.

the fix. to them in time changes comes in the way. of trying to be content. to live in the. so tell me what was the first moment your life or your you truly found your passion for music. well i discovered my passion for old time music like after high school when i had been playing saxophone from the age of five until freshman year i started playing cello and bass in high school and i went to a math and science engineering school and was like really i'm enjoying music like

i'm going to take a year off from college and and in that year is when i discovered country blues and was like ok i think i want to play music i think that's what it is for me and. it was like hearing skip james for the first time and thinking how otherworldly it was and not yet having any of the historical or social contacts yet but just like enjoying the music. and so that was like my my entry into the world of music bombed and all that kind of stuff. and sort of like inherent with old time music is is learning and learning history you know like you know it's not like pop music where all the references are easily available and right there for you so i just learned more about the music and sorts of learn. about the banjo being a black instrument about you know what really happened after slavery and how that contributed to our growth in music and. you know train lines and jim crow and you

start learning about all these things in the song start having heated meetings and other meetings and. and so that just entrenched me in the music more and more what led you to the banjo and tell me a little bit about how with the banjo is that black instrument because i don't think very many people know that history because i think most people assume you now . have had a nickel for a number of times you will ask him to play that yeah. so that you know his or the banjos you have slaves coming from you know africa mostly west africa cetera and they they either bring with instruments like the a contango and other you know gourd instruments with a skin stretched over it with strings or when they come here they end up making replicas of it. and so. slaves are creating the instruments are these amalgamations of you know their stringed instruments in the creating the banjo and it becomes known as a black instrument as

a slave instrument for whatever one hundred years or so like that why people don't touch it and it's like you know if you can find old texts of like oh i can hear the banjo melodies coming from the plantations at night or remember singing old article saying like oh you know the first holy american music is being made on the plantations right. we're slaves you know we're playing violin and are learning songs to entertain the masters and their friends but they're also you know combining it with their own thing. and what is that thing that thing is a patient you know that drone string that you see me playing that fifth string that i never fret because. that's that's africa that's black people's that is that you know you have john philip sousa. we come along and we're like no if you know if we change it and that becomes kind of what american music you know grows into so the banjo is a black instrument for a hundred years white people start getting into it. and of course they do it in the most are not of course rewind three to one. but you know they start doing it in

a very racist way which is blackface mental see you know part of it is you know an appreciation of the music and these early mitchell songs you find you know you know there's like this is a real negro song like learned from a real black person like you know at the end of shows sometimes they'd wipe off the makeup like surprise we're not black you know but it was you know appreciation for this music and it was while the most popular form of american music for ages generations because of that think of haitian it was like rock and roll back then you know but it's all based on. you know the black experience and black music so learning that fact really got me into the banjo made me want to be a part of it and i would hear like clarence actually or uncle dave make in. you know whatever recordings and be like i don't know what they're doing i don't get it at all and when i learned that fact of the banjo being a black it seems like i want to pick up

a banjo and then someone threw one in my hands taught me how to claw hammer and i it clicked so like i picked it up immediately and. banjo in me for life you know as we go to break clock watcher don't forget to let us know what you think of the topics we've covered and if you would like to learn more about the artist that was featured on the show today check us out on facebook and twitter and you tube and see our full shows at our t.v. dot com coming up we. deeper into the heart and soul of american music as watching the hawks strikes a chord. to. please her mum.

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