Jun. 19—NORWICH — Emmaneula Prempeh, president of the Norwich NAACP youth council looked out at the more than 40 people gathered at Wednesday’s Juneteenth ceremony at City Hall and thought that 159 years ago, such a gathering to celebrate freedom for Black people would have been “unfathomable.” Even her presence at the podium, a Black […]
Read the full story on Backfire News Motorcyclist Dances With Arkansas State Police It seems some guys believe if they’re on a motorcycle they don’t have to follow traffic laws or pull over for police. Maybe they have the mistaken notion that bikes can’t be stopped by cops because pitting is something only reserved for […]
A man has been undertaking a 24-hour danceathon in a bid to raise money for charity. Dean Pascoe began dancing to Africa by Toto at 16:00 GMT on Friday at Beacon Cricket Club. It is the third consecutive year Mr Pascoe, from Camborne, has endeavoured to complete the challenge in an effort to raise funds […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court won’t reconsider former “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse’s request to dismiss a sprawling indictment that accuses him of leading a cult, taking underage wives and sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls. “Rehearing denied,” two of three justices who heard oral arguments last November said in […]
Read the full story on The Backfire News Drunk Woman Dances Irish Jig For Sobriety Test A sudden rear ending ultimately resulted in a 38-year-old Florida woman dancing an Irish jig for police officers to prove she wasn’t drunk. This proves yet again that Florida is one of the weirdest states in the union and […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has denied Nathan Chasing Horse’s request to toss a sprawling indictment that accuses the former “Dances With Wolves” actor of leading a cult, taking underage wives and sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls for decades. The court’s decision means prosecutors can proceed with their 18-count criminal case […]
Dec. 16—One writer called them “dances of mystery” — public performances cloaked in a sense of privacy. The traditional cultural dances performed by many of New Mexico’s pueblos around Christmastime are deeply personal rituals of prayer and expressions of gratitude, but they’re often wide open to the public. To outsiders, the dances may not be […]