There is good news this morning! The Wilcox County High School finally pulled off their first integrated prom and it appears that fun times were had by all. The quartet of friends, two black, two white, Stephanie Sinnot, Quanesha Wallace, Keela Bloodworth, and Mareshia Rucker, we originally reported on April 5, pulled it off! The flyers they had [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 29, 2013
George Zimmerman is preparing to have another status hearing tomorrow on his murder trial set to begin June 10. The state’s attorney requested Zimmerman’s presence so that the court can ensure he approves the defense waiving his right to an immunity hearing, but also so the prosecution can determine what he is planning to do with [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 19, 2013
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free” must only apply to a small area around the Statue of Liberty where it’s printed because some states are not being so friendly or welcoming to those arriving in the country. According to CBS Atlanta, a billboard was placed along Bellsferry Road [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 15, 2013
Earlier this month, we reported four teenagers: Stephanie Sinnot, Quanesha Wallace, Keela Bloodworth, and Mareshia Rucker, who were struggling to get their first integrated prom on April 27, at their school, Wilcox County High School. They established a Facebook page for donations and support for their prom, yet the state of Georgia has not given them a second [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 8, 2013
America is supposed to be a super power, yet we still watch people starve in this country every day. According to the World Hunger Organization, “in 2010, 17.2 million households, 14.5 percent of households (approximately one in seven), were food insecure, the highest number ever recorded in the United States.” Saturday, March 23, in front of dozens [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 5, 2013
In the 21st century, it’s hard to realize the many racial barriers that have still not been broken down. There are many places that are still living in the 19th century…the early 19th century. According to the New York Daily News, Wilcox County High School in Rochelle, Georgia, has never had an integrated prom. Even [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 25, 2013
In January, we brought you a viral video of a mall cop in Georgia that took his job too seriously and tasered a belligerent woman in front of her and her friend’s kids outside the mall. Well, now he’s in trouble with the law himself and the heroic image he once held with his internet fans, has [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 25, 2013
There must be a special place in hell for people that commit crimes so heinous that there is nothing left in the heart of the victim’s family, but hatred and retribution. Sherry West was being robbed by teenagers in Brunswick, Georgia, last Thursday when the unthinkable happened. The accused robber, 17-year-old De’Marquis Elkins, 17, and [...]
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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