Category Archives: crime

Thursday Open Thread | Loretta Lynch defends private Clinton meeting

Posted on June 30, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Attorney General Loretta Lynch is on the defensive after admitting meeting privately with former president Bill Clinton earlier this week, despite the ongoing criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private server. Lynch claims that there was nothing wrong with the meeting … Continue reading →

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The Last Survivor of the Black Wall Street Oklahoma Disaster

Posted on June 1, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Olivia Hooker. The Last Survivor of the Burning of Black Wall Street Black Wall Street, the name fittingly given to one of the most affluent all-Black communities in America, was bombed from the air and burned to the ground by … Continue reading →

Posted in Black History, crime, discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, History, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Lynching, News, Open Thread, Racism, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Freddie Gray case | State vs Officer Edward Nero | Not Guilty

Posted on May 23, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Officer Edward Nero trial: Freddie Gray case live coverage Live Judge Barry G. Williams is scheduled to issue a ruling Monday in the case of Officer Edward Nero, one of six Baltimore police officers charged in the arrest and death … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, Criminal Justice, Current Events, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Justice for Freddie Gray, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Racial Profiling, Racism | Tagged , , , , , , , | 82 Comments

Freddie Gray case | State vs Officer Edward Nero | Day 6

Posted on May 19, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Freddie Gray case: Verdict expected Monday after closing arguments Thursday in Officer Nero trial Baltimore Police Officer Edward Nero chose not take the stand as testimony in his trial concluded Wednesday, and Circuit Judge Barry Williams said he planned to … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, Criminal Justice, Current Events, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Justice for Freddie Gray, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Racial Profiling, Racism | Tagged , , , , , , , | 52 Comments

President Buhari Receives Rescued #Chibokgirl, Amina Ali, At The Presidential Villa

Posted on May 19, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Hat tip Alasholuyi Blog President Buhari received Amina Ali, one of the rescued abducted 219 Chibok Schoolgirls, at the State House earlier today, May 19. The rescued girl who nurses a four month old baby was led into the Villa … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray case | State vs Officer Edward Nero | Day 5

Posted on May 18, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Officer Edward Nero trial day 5: What you need to know At the conclusion of Tuesday’s proceedings, Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams said the defense would conclude its case Wednesday morning and that both sides would give closing arguments Thursday … 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 →

Posted in Baltimore, crime, Criminal Justice, Current Events, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Justice for Freddie Gray, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Racial Profiling, Racism, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , | 43 Comments

Did Hillary Clinton get the label ‘SUPER PREDATORS’ from the Central Park 5 case to sell the 1994 crime bill?

Posted on March 7, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Hat tip: FedUp_Mom Wolf Pack. The Press and the Central Park Jogger https://twitter.com/Fedup_Mom/status/706872017035796480 https://twitter.com/Fedup_Mom/status/706844538485125120 A case about race & gross injustice. The Central Park 5 were railroaded to prison. The media portrayed #CentralPark5 as guilty & used racially coded terms … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Bernie Sanders on Flint water crisis: ‘Never again’

Posted on February 26, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Flint — Bernie Sanders brought his Democratic presidential campaign here Thursday to give a national voice to those affected by the contaminated water crisis 12 days before Michigan’s primary. Sanders took valuable time to campaign in Michigan instead of South … Continue reading →

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Black Lives Matter activist confronts Hillary Clinton: ‘I am not a Super-Predator’

Posted on February 25, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Black Lives Matter activist disrupted a private event featuring Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Wednesday and confronted her regarding her past support for policies that enabled mass incarceration, the Huffington Post reported. Footage from the event shows Ashley Williams … Continue reading →

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