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  1. Quote: Originally Posted by Waiting_for_Sunshine Is there a place we can send letters to? I would love to write a letter in support for these students, because I obviously can't attend a rally. I had no idea we still had issues like this still going on! THURSDAY they are asking everyone to whhere black to kill racial injustice or a purple ribbon
  2. its funny but in South line this happens all the time. When I visit my family they still call me gal. and have colored and white only bathrooms. I can not believe that this is still allowed.
  3. I KNOW in my class we are talking about being a good citizen and respecting differences. i hope I can get them from saying that chinks at the chinese resturante or mami and popi at teh corner store
  4. Jena 6: Jenna Six, An American Tragedy - Jena is a small highly segregated rural Louisiana town that we published a story about a few weeks ago that many other outlets had ignored. It is now in the news front and center so we thought we would revisit the topic and perhaps introduce it to those who are reading about it for the very first time. In September of 2006, a black student asked permission from school administrators to seek the cool offering of solice under the shade of a tree that is commonly reserved for the enjoyment of the white students of the school. School officials allegedly told the Black students that it was ok to sit wherever they wanted and they went ahead and did so. The next day, three nooses, in the school colors, were found hanging from the same tree.I can not believe someone would say that in 2006. Yes 2006. there is no excuse for the noose. After an investigation, the Jena high school principal determined that three white students were responsible and it was recommended that they be expelled. The expulsions would subsequently be overturned by the white superintendent of schools and issued the students a three day suspension, saying that the nooses were simply "a youthful stunt." WTF As a result, black students organized a sit-in under the tree to protest the soft treatment given to the white students. African American parents tried to voice their opinions and were repeatedly shot down. The town's district attorney quickly arrived, flanked by police officers, and told the Black students to stop making such a big deal over the nooses. The school assembly, like the schoolyard where all of this had begun, was divided by race, with the Black students on one side and the white students on the other. Directing his remarks to the Black students, District Attorney Reed Walters said, "I can make your lives disappear with a stroke of a pen." DID THEY TELL YOU THAT THE DA IS THE SUPERINTENDENT AS WELL In November, tension was still high and the academic wing of the school burned in a fire. An attack ensued outside of school where the assailant, a white student, was charged with simple battery after an Black student was punched and beaten with beer bottles. Hostilities grew. On Monday, December 4 2006, a white student named Justin Barker got into a fight with Black students. Allegedly, the white student had been allegedly racially taunting the black students in support of the students who hung the nooses and was reportedly taken to the hospital treated and released. Six Black Jena students (Mychal Bell, Robert Bailey Jr., Carwin Jones, Bryant Purvis, Theo Shaw and Jesse Beard) were subsequently arrested and charged with attempted second degree murder. All six were expelled from school. On the morning of the trial, the District Attorney reduced the charges from attempted second degree murder to second degree aggravated battery and conspiracy. The all-white jury deliberated for less than three hours and found Mychal Bell, the only one charged as an adult, guilty on the maximum possible charges of aggravated second degree battery and conspiracy. He awaits a Sept. 20 sentencing hearing. Mychal Bell faces up to a maximum of 22 years in prison. The cases against the other five Black students are pending. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS STILL GOING ON, IT WAS A SCHOOL FIGHT KIDS DOING WHAT KIDS DO WHEN THEY DONT AGREE. YES ITS WRONG BUT TO GO TO JAIL FOR STICHES. THAT WRONG.
  5. glad all is well. sorry for the accident but thank God that it was not serious
  6. very nice you were a beautiful bride I wish you two the best
  7. welcome welcome welcome
  8. Yeah That Is Great Praying All Went Is Going Well
  9. glad you guys had so much fun. LIAM should teach Amir how to QUIETLY entertain himself. Amir has not problems sitting for that long its the quiet that he has a problem with. he is a loud kid by nature. Glad you two had fun.
  10. You have teh right to bitch. That why we are here. Go ahead. Complain. It will be over soon. Sit back and relax
  11. Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride OMG I love reggae! And I love dancehall. All the suggestions you were given are great. I used to work for Julian & Damien Marley. Best internship I ever had. So h8n right now. I love the remix the produced with their dad and Lauryn Hill. we mmust get together and hit an after hour dancehall.
  12. here in the city we have vendors who sell cds of dance hall. Now are you talking club dance hall where it can get a little wild. Shaggy or conservative dance hall. I am a lover of reggae so let me know what exactly you are talking and I will see if I can dig something up. can anyone tell me how to send music via internet? So I can send you a sample
  13. LadyP

    Hello!

    welcome and happy plannig
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