Monthly Archives: May 2016

Wednesday Open Thread | Native American Week

Posted on May 18, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Native Americans’ daily lives in early-1900s Arizona PHOENIX – Edward Curtis‘ portraits of Native Americans living in Arizona was the race-defining iconography for the Western world in the 20th century. Curtis spent 20 years documenting the indigenous people of North … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray case | State vs Officer Edward Nero | Day 4

Posted on May 17, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Prosecution rests in Officer Edward Nero trial Nero is the second of six officers to go on trial in the Freddie Gray case. Officer William Porter went on trial late last year. Nero requested a bench trial instead of a … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Native American Week

Posted on May 17, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

US Army Pledges to Bear Full Cost of Returning Carlisle Remains Beneath fields in Flanders, Normandy, and Okinawa, young American men and women lie in somber honor beneath row on row of white crosses. There to rest until a certain … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray case | State vs Officer Edward Nero |Day 3

Posted on May 16, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Prosecutors will continue to argue their case against Officer Edward Nero, one of six Baltimore police officers charged in the arrest of Freddie Gray, as Nero’s trial resumes in a downtown courtroom about 9:30 a.m. Monday. Prosecutors have called 11 … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Native American Week

Posted on May 16, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

The Student Government Association of Florida State University, one of only a few NCAA schools allowed to use Native American mascots, voted in April to discourage headdresses at all athletic games on campus. According to the FSView, one of the … Continue reading →

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A Mother Goose Seeks Police For Help

Posted on May 15, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Officer James Givens has served with the Cincinnati Police Department for over 26 years, but has never quite experienced anything like this before. He was sitting in his patrol car in a parking lot when he got an unexpected visitor. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread

Posted on May 15, 2016 by rikyrah

Have a Blessed Sunday, Everyone.

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Saturday Open Thread

Posted on May 14, 2016 by rikyrah

Hope you’re enjoying the weekend with friends and family. ICYMI

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Friday Open Thread | Steve Winwood Week

Posted on May 13, 2016 by rikyrah

TGIF! Hope you’re enjoying Steve Winwood week. Don’t You Know What the Night Can Do? Help Me Angel Talking Back to the Night

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Freddie Gray case | State vs Officer Edward Nero

Posted on May 12, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Baltimore Police Officer Edward M. Nero will stand trial before a judge rather than a jury on charges stemming from the arrest of Freddie Gray, clearing the way for the first verdict in the closely watched case as early as … Continue reading →

Posted in Baltimore, Current Events, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Justice for Freddie Gray, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Racial Profiling | Tagged , , , , , | 27 Comments