UPDATES ON MS. TYNESHA STEWART

The trial of Timothy Wayne Shepherd, who murdered, dismembered and burned the body of Ms. Tynesha Stewart, began Monday, September 29, 2008.
 
I last posted on Ms. Stewart here:    http://kathmanduk2.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/a-timeline-in-the-murder-of-a-young-black-woman/
 
 
Because of lack of evidence (the police were never able to find Ms. Stewart’s remains), convicting Shepherd will be difficult for the Harris County prosecutor. In addition to [...]

IN REMEMBRANCE: 9-28-2008

PAUL NEWMAN, A MAGNETIC TITAN OF HOLLYWOOD
 
 
By ALJEAN HARMETZ
Published: September 27, 2008
 
 
 

Paul Newman, one of the last of the great 20th-century movie stars, died Friday at his home in Westport, Conn. He was 83.
 
 
 
 

Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times

Paul Newman in 2006. More Photos »

 
 
 
 

September 27, 2008    

Multimedia
Audio Slide Show
A Late, Great Movie Star

Slide Show [...]

HATEWATCH: KLANSMEN PLEDGE TO APPEAR ON MISSISSIPPI CAMPUS DURING PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

UM STUDENTS NOT THREATENED BY KLAN’S POSSIBLE APPEARANCE
 
Paul P. Quinn /The Daily Mississippian
 

Published: Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Updated: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
 

The general reaction of most University of Mississippi students concerning the possibility of the Ku Klux Klan arriving on the campus during the festivities surrounding the 2008 presidential debate seems laced with cynicism.
 
But considering student cynicism, the [...]

SAVE THE DATE: CAN A SISTA ROCK A MIC? FESTIVAL (CASRAM 08) OCTOBER 8-11, 2008

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D.C.’s Can A Sista Rock A Mic? Festival [...]

AFTER HURRICANE IKE: GALVESTON RESIDENTS RETURN HOME TO HEARTBREAK

Galvestonians were allowed back into their neighborhoods today to assess the damage that affected their homes. Due to there being no municipal support services to sustain them, services such as water, trash pickup, gas, electricity or sewer systems, they would have  to come only if they have had a recent tetanus shot, be able to [...]

GENDER INEQUALITY SHACKLES AFRICAN ECONOMIES

All around the world, in America, and especially in Africa, Black women are treated as the mules of the world.
 
When will the day come when the humanity and contributions that are made by Black women the world over, be acknowledged?
 
When will the women of Africa be given the respect and validation for all they do [...]

LIVES IN THE BALANCE

   

I’ve been waiting for something to happen
For a week or a month or a year
With the blood in the ink of the headlines
And the sound of the crowd in my ear
You might ask what it takes to remember
When you know that you’ve seen it before
Where a government lies to a people
And a country is drifting [...]

SAVE THE DATE: CAMP DIVA: “LOVE OUR DAUGHTERS, LOVE OURSELVES WEEKEND”: OCTOBER 3-4, 2008

CAMP DIVA and Soul Purpose Team Journey celebrate Nadine Thompson and her daughter Camilla as National Spokespersons for CAMP DIVA and invite you to join us for the launch of VIVA LA DIVA an exclusive girls line of wellness pamper products.
 

 
 

 
Visit www.campdiva.org/events.htm or http://spcampdiva2008.eventbrite.com for more details.

IN REMEMBRANCE: 9-21-2008

ANNA LANGFORD, HAILED AS A “CHAMPION FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
September 19, 2008

BY ABDON M. PALLASCH Political Reporter/apallasch@suntimes.com

HURRICANE IKE AND THE AFTERMATH OF THE STORM

Here are some articles on what has been happening in Houston and Galveston after Hurricane Ike. Like some of the people in the articles, like a true Texan, I barbecued as well, to keep our meat from spoiling. My family as well had to seek out any store that was open that sold ice and [...]