Category Archives: Healing

Videos |Governor Nikki Haley Signs Bill to Take Down the Confederate Flag & IT IS DOWN!

Posted on July 9, 2015 by rikyrah

The flag is DOWN! NINE PENS used to sign the bill to removed the confederate flag in honor of the the nine massacred in Mother Emanuel AME Church   We’ll post another thread when that flag comes down. It’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Freedom, Gun Violence, Hate Crime, Healing, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 61 Comments

Bree Newsome: America, Tear Down THIS Confederate Flag!

Posted on June 27, 2015 by rikyrah

CONTEXT & AMERICA’S HYPOCRISY Ronald Reagan’s Mantra: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down THIS WALL! America’s got a nerve, doesn’t it? Telling other countries to tear down their walls and allow freedom to reign, while BUILDING walls of discrimination, inequality, imposing racial … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crime, Healing, Heritage, History, Jim Crow laws, Justice, Media, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism, Slavery | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 35 Comments

Reverend Cementa Pinckney Homegoing

Posted on June 26, 2015 by rikyrah

Please join 3 Chics in honoring the life of Reverend & Senator Clementa Pinckney. More to come Live coverage of Reverend Pinckney’s Homegoing today. MSNBC will air it live.  President Obama will deliver the Eulogy at 1:45 p.m. EDT.   First … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrations, First Lady Michelle Obama, Funeral, Healing, Media, Memorial, Michelle Obama, Praise, President Obama, Religion, Tribute | Tagged , , | 107 Comments

Friday Open Thread | #HealSTL

Posted on September 5, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

One of the byproducts of the aftermath of the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson is the national attention that has been paid to the dramatic disparity in voter participation and political representation of African-Americans in the small suburb of … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Democracy, Empowerment, Gun Violence, Healing, Justice, Justice for Michael Brown, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Politics, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism, Voting Rights | Tagged , , , , , , | 36 Comments

Thursday Open Thread | #HealSTL

Posted on September 4, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

FERGUSON, Mo. – They have plans for change, and now have a building to house those efforts. This week, St. Louis City Alderman Antonio French will open the doors to #HealSTL, adding a physical location to his work in Ferguson, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Democracy, Empowerment, Healing, Justice, Justice for Trayvon Martin, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Politics, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism, Voting Rights | Tagged , , , , , , | 78 Comments

Wednesday Open Thread | #HealSTL

Posted on September 3, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

A volunteer folds #HealSTL shirts. The org is selling them for a $9 donation. Heal STL has grown from a hashtag to a headquarters where community leaders, volunteers and would-be volunteers gather, organize, sell T-shirts and prepare for the change … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Current Events, Democracy, Gun Violence, Hate Crime, Healing, Justice, Justice for Michael Brown, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Politics, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism | Tagged , , , , , , | 60 Comments

Monday Open Thread | #HealSTL

Posted on September 1, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Antonio French says there will be more violence if Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson isn’t indicted. “That’s predictable.” The nightly violent standoffs between police and protesters in Ferguson may have stopped, but the anger that fueled two weeks of unrest … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Democracy, Gun Violence, Healing, Justice, Justice for Michael Brown, News, Open Thread, Politics, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism | Tagged , , , , , , | 33 Comments

The Homegoing for Michael Brown

Posted on August 25, 2014 by rikyrah

Gunned down before you ever got the chance to become a man. When I look at you, I see the baby face, just like Trayvon. You still had your baby face. You never got to grow into your manly face. … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Current Events, Healing, Justice, Memorial, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism | Tagged , , , , , | 117 Comments

Videos | Lesley McSpadden Says Justice Will Bring Peace | Ferguson Open Thread |

Posted on August 19, 2014 by rikyrah

“JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE.” If the criminals are out of town, arrest their assses and keep moving. Sorry Ron Johnson, folks have a right to protest. So keep reading the script they’re giving you, trying to get folks off the … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Current Events, Democracy, discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, Education, Empowerment, Faith, Freedom, Gun Violence, Healing, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Justice, Media, Open Thread, Police bruality, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism | Tagged , , , , , , | 135 Comments

Video & Transcript | The Case for REPARATIONS by Ta Nehisi Coates

Posted on May 24, 2014 by rikyrah

Ta Nehisi Coates’ article, The Case for Reparations in the Atlantic. Bill Moyers & Ta Nehisi Coates SG2: “This ISH is EMBARRASSING! white income in 2011 was 72% higher than blacks. Where’s the outrage? When women were making 77 cents … Continue reading →

Posted in Africans, Black History, Civil Rights, Culture, Domestic Terrorism, Economics, Healing, Heritage, History, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Media, News, Politics, Voting Rights | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments