Daily Archives: July 20, 2015

Police release jail footage in death of #SandraBland

Posted on July 20, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Texas police have released video taken from inside the county jail during the last minutes of Sandra Bland’s life as activists claimed that the traffic stop that led to her imprisonment escalated into a confrontation because a trooper was angry … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Department of Justice, Jim Crow laws, Justice, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Racial Profiling, Racism, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 41 Comments

Photo Gallery: Nigerian President Buhari Visits the White House

Posted on July 20, 2015 by SouthernGirl2
Posted in Barack Obama, Current Events, News, Nigeria, Open Thread, Photos, Politics, POTUS, President Obama, Relationships | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Monday Open Thread | Leon Haywood

Posted on July 20, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Leon was born in Houston, Texas on February 11th, 1942.  After an inauspicious childhood he made his way into the entertainment world in the early 1960’s as part of Big Jay McNeely’s band. It was Jay who arranged for him … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Music, News, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | 105 Comments