Race Relations in New Orleans

Here's an article on the state of race relations in post-Katrina New Orleans:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20070828/us_time/healingkatrinasracialwounds

Aaliyah, Rest in Peace!

Six years ago, Baby Girl Aaliyah was killed in a plane accident en route to Miami from Bahamas, where she wrapped up her final video shoot, Rock the Boat. Here's a poem written by Aaliyah's brother, Rashad, I like to share with all of you. The poem is "Forever Young."

May Aaliyah rest in peace and may God bless Rashad for everything he does.

Website:

Aaliyah.com

Indianz.Com > News > Editorial: Race and citizenship in Cherokee dispute

Indianz.Com > News > Editorial: Race and citizenship in Cherokee dispute: "'The controversy enveloping the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Cherokee freedmen recently has taken some interesting and unexpected turns. Americans, through the prism of this situation, are growing comfortable discussing Indian issues in dangerous terms of race and exclusion. The Cherokee leadership is entering a public relations fray potentially more volatile than a classic legal battle. The nation, amid salacious charges of ethnic cleansing, is steadfastly repeating its intention regarding a March vote to amend its enrollment policy, essentially denying freedmen without Indian ancestry citizenship within the nation. Time will tell if tribal sovereignty will trump race-baiting disguised as civil rights advocacy. The nation's congressional adversary, Rep. Diane Watson, D-Calif., in June introduced a rather paternalistic bill to sever federal relations with the Cherokees of Oklahoma until it ''restores full tribal citizenship to the Cherokee freedmen disenfranchised in the March 3 Cherokee Nation vote and fulfills all its treaty obligations with the Government of the United States.'' H.R. 2824 would cut federal funding to the Cherokees and restrict the nation's authority to operate its gaming facilities."

newsobserver.com | Belafonte to speak on arts at UNC-CH

newsobserver.com | Belafonte to speak on arts at UNC-CH: "Singer and activist Harry Belafonte will give a lecture September in Chapel Hill. Belafonte will deliver 'The Importance of the Arts in America' at 7 p.m. in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Memorial Hall. Belafonte is coming to UNC as the Frey Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professor in the College of Arts and Science."

Vick's Dad Traces Dogs To Son's Childhood - washingtonpost.com

Vick's Dad Traces Dogs To Son's Childhood - washingtonpost.com: "Vick's 'fascination with animals' eventually would lead him to be an active participant in a dogfighting operation, Michael Boddie said in an interview yesterday in which he traced his son's involvement in the illegal activity to Vick's college days at Virginia Tech. Boddie said he was dismissed by his son when he tried to convince Vick that being involved in dogfighting was potentially harmful to his career."

BBC NEWS | Africa | Food 'no substitute' in HIV fight

BBC NEWS | Africa | Food 'no substitute' in HIV fight: "South Africa's health minister has faced ridicule in the past for stressing the benefits of beetroot, garlic and potatoes in fighting HIV."

News for 8-22-2007

News for 8-22-2007:

Naomi Campbell decries the lack of Black models in fashion magazines, particularly Vogue. She stated that she wants to open a modeling agency in Kenya.

Barack Obama's daughters upset with the Obama Girl video. Barack decries the video, saying it insulted his family as well as being part of a negative campaign.

More on the Dunbar Village Tragedy and the insensitivity of the general public concerning the horrific violence against Black women and children:

Dunbar Village a tragedy of denial by all from The Sun-Sentinel
Family of victims reveals some of gruesome details of attack from Palm Beach Post Article
The Judge Decide on Evidence in the Dunbar Village tragedy
Dozens of Religious Groups Converged at Dunbar Village to pray for the victims
Untold Details of Horror

Dunbar Survery Illuminated Dangers
Healing the Goal at Dunbar Village

Black Female Lynch Victims

Ann has written an essay honoring the Black female victims of lynching in America. They're the forgotten victims of white supremacist violence. Here's the article:

At The Hands of Persons Unknown

A very important essay.

The N. J. Mass Murder Tragedy

The victims: Terrance Aerial, 18, Iofemi Hightower, 20,
Natasha Aerial, 19, and Dashon Harvey, 20.

Grieving Relative holds a photo of Iofemi Hightower

Slaying Of "Good Kids" Brings Grief, Anger
Newark, N.J., Searches For Answers In Execution-Style Shooting Of 4 College Friends

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3 Youths Dead In Execution-Style ShootingNewark, N.J. Victims Hailed As "Good Kids"; 4th In Fair Condition

NEWARK, N.J. , Aug. 7, 2007

(CBS/AP) In a city where gun violence has become an all too common part of daily life, these shootings were enough to chill even the most hardened residents: Four young friends shot execution-style in a schoolyard just days before they were to head to college. Three were killed after being forced to kneel against a wall and then shot in the head at close range Saturday night, police said. A girl was found slumped near some bleachers 30 feet away, a gunshot wound to the head but still alive. The four Newark residents were to attend Delaware State University this fall. No arrests had been made by Monday and authorities had not identified suspects. The shootings ratcheted up anger in New Jersey's largest city, where the murder rate has risen 50 percent since 1998. The high number of killings have prompted billboards in the downtown area that scream, "HELP WANTED: Stop the Killings in Newark Now!" "Anyone who has children in the city is in panic mode," said Donna Jackson, president of Take Back Our Streets, a community-based organization. "It takes something like this for people to open up their eyes and understand that not every person killed in Newark is a drug dealer." The killings bring Newark's murder total for the year to 60, and put pressure on Mayor Cory A. Booker, who campaigned last year on a promise of reducing crime. Jackson said Booker "doesn't deserve another day, another second, while our children are at stake." Booker said Monday that it was "not a time to play politics and divide our city." A $50,000 reward was being offered for information leading to the arrest of those involved, he said. A month ago, Booker and Police Director Garry McCarthy announced that crime in the city had fallen by 20 percent in the first six months of 2007 compared to a year ago. Yet despite decreases in the number of rapes, aggravated assaults and robberies, the murders have continued. Natasha Aeriel, 19, was listed in fair condition at Newark's University Hospital. Police identified her slain companions as her brother, Terrance Aeriel, 18, Iofemi Hightower, 20, and Dashon Harvey, 20. Authorities believe the shootings were a random robbery committed by several assailants and that some of the victims may have tried to resist their attackers. They were piecing together details of the attack from interviews with Natasha Aeriel. Hightower and the Aeriels had been friends since elementary school and played in the marching band at West Side High School. Terrance Aeriel, known as T.J., took Hightower to the school prom in 2006, chauffeured by his sister. At Delaware State they met Harvey, another musician, and struck up a friendship. Friends and family members said the four were not involved in drinking, drugs or gangs. They liked to congregate at the school, which sits in a middle-class neighborhood less than a mile from the campus of Seton Hall University, to hang out and listen to music. Harvey's father, James, said Monday the parents of the assailants were to blame. "If you raised your kids better, this would not happen," he said. Hightower worked two jobs and recently enrolled at the school. One of her jobs was at Brighton Gardens, an assisted living center in nearby West Orange, where her mother also worked. On the afternoon of the killings, she told her mother she planned to spend the night at Natasha Aeriel's house near the Mount Vernon School. "The last time I heard her voice was Saturday night," Hightower said between sobs. "She called me from work to let me know Natasha was going to pick her up and she was going to spend the night. She told me she loved me." The Aerials' mother, Renee Tucker, said the last time she saw them was around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, when they told her they were going around the corner to get something to eat. "They said they were going to come right back to the house," Tucker said

More links on the Newark Tragedy:

3 Youths Dead In Execution-Style Shooting

The Dunbar Village Tragedy

The Dunbar Village Rape- Tragedy not addressed by Black Leaders

http://whataboutourdaughters.blogspot.com/2007/08/naacp-contacts-wado-why-national-office.htm

Dunbar Village Assistant Fund:

http://whataboutourdaughters.blogspot.com/2007/08/donating-to-dunbar-village-victim.html

Why Black Women Are Angry is also covering the Dunbar Village Tragedy:

http://whyblackwomenareangry.blogspot.com/2007/08/souls-of-black-folks-dunbar-village.html

MISSING PRETTY WHITE WOMAN SYNDROME, PARTS II AND III

Here are very important essays by Ann documents the systemic devaluation of Black women/girls during slavery, segregation, and today. These hateful stereotypes influenced media coverage of crimes against Black women/girls today.

http://kathmanduk2.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/missing-white-woman-syndrome-part-2/

http://kathmanduk2.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/missing-pretty-white-woman-syndrome-conclusion

Then visit these websites:

Missing Minorities
Black Angels- Cynteria Haven

Check out my latest artwork

Please check out my latest artwork at Stephanie's Artworks. I hope y'all like what you see.