A great thanks and a hat-tip to Ms. Phyllis Du’gas (UniversalWriter -
www.nessapublishing.com - ) for her hard work in keeping the story of Ms. Megan Williams in the public’s mind. If you have not paid a visit to Ms. Du’gas’s site, please do. She has a wonderful site dedicated to Ms. Williams, and a blog [...]
Entries from October 2007
October 31, 2007
NOVEMBER 3RD MARCH FOR MS. MEGAN WILLIAMS STILL ON
October 31, 2007
BEAUTY AND THE PRESIDENT
AP Photo
English model Naomi Campbell gestures as she leaves Miraflores Presidential Palace after a meeting w…
AP Photo
British supermodel Naomi Campbell, left, talks to Venezuelas President Hugo Chavez during a visit
“Naomi Campbell Meets Venezuelas Chavez “
AP – 17 minutes ago CARACAS, Venezuela -Supermodel Naomi Campbell left the glitz and bright lights of the fashion world [...]
October 31, 2007
BROWNFEMIPOWER
I have given posts/links on some of my favourite fellow bloggers over a period of time:
Rachel of Rachels Tavern (http://www.rachelstavern.com/)
Stephanie of Stephanies Journal (http://httpjournalsaolcomjenjer6steph.blogspot.com/)
And many others.
There is one fellow blogger whom I want to send a shout-out to for all the outstanding work (and then some…) she has done in the blog-o-sphere.
Brownfemipower.
Here are some links for [...]
October 30, 2007
MISSING TEEN
Missing teen’s family needs your help
05:16 PM CDT on Friday, October 26, 2007
Channel 11 KHOU.com staff report
The family of a missing teen is asking for help to find their 13-year-old daughter.
11 news
Blanca Hernandez has been missing since Oct. 15.
Blanca Hernandez was last seen on Oct. 15. She has talked to her father on the [...]
October 29, 2007
AFRIGENEAS
While perusing a search engine that led people to my blog, I decided to check out some of the entries it listed.
I came upon this excellent post at this site, AfriGeneas, on the history of Black Americans who have shaped the history of the state of California. This site is dedicated to helping Black Americans [...]
October 29, 2007
SHUT THE FUCK UP!
I finally got around to asking a question that I have been meaning to ask non-black people when the discussion of race comes up. It does not matter whether it is a topic that speaks of the horrors Native Americans have suffered, or any other oppressed racial/ethnic group, or even if the discussion is centered [...]
October 28, 2007
A TIMELINE IN THE HISTORY OF HOUSTON
HOUSTON TIMELINE
Compiled by Ashley Streetman
1836 – On April 21, General Sam Houston’s Texas army wins independence from Mexico in the Battle of San Jacinto.
1836 – A. C. and J. K. Allen purchase land from Mrs. Elizabeth Parrott, widow of John Austin, and name the site Houston after their friend and hero, General Sam Houston.
1836 – [...]
October 28, 2007
MINORITIES LESS LIKELY TO TRICK OR TREAT
AP Photo
A scary pumpkin patch marches in the 33rd annual Village Hall
AP – 8 minutes ago WASHINGTON -Two-thirds of parents say their children will trick-or-treat this Halloween, but fewer minorities will let their kids go door to door, with some citing safety worries, a poll shows.
The survey found that 73 percent of whites versus 56 [...]
October 26, 2007
PREGNANT BLACK WOMAN ASSAILED BY POLICE ON MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Black women in America are treated contemptuously by America daily. Nowhere is that more apparant than in this case of a defenseless black woman who was driving along, with her children after leaving from a shopping trip to a local JC Penny department store. Ms. Yvette Hays, five months pregnant, was pulled over, forced out [...]
October 26, 2007
MS. MEGAN WILLIAMS: IN HER OWN WORDS
Here is a video link with Ms. Megan Williams, describing in her own words, the horrific ordeal she suffered at the hands of her brutal kidnapper/attempted murder assailants.
http://video.ap.org/v/Legacy.aspx?g=97224454-cfa0-4fda-8b5f-a1dc25ebce27&f=wvchg&fg=email&partner=en-ap
OTHER LINKS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ6Yg1yV-9Q
http://youtube.com/watch?v=D3uRDakT9w0
http://blacklawyersforjustice.com/
http://racegenderjustice.blogspot.com/
