Category Archives: Memorial

Sandra Bland Funeral

Posted on July 25, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

The funeral for Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old Chicago-area woman who died in a Texas jail cell almost two weeks ago, is being held in Lisle Saturday morning. Friends and family gathered for a wake at 9 a.m. and a funeral … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Department of Justice, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, JusticeForSandraBland, Memorial, Murder, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Racial Profiling, Racism | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 15 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

Video | State Senator Clementa C. Pinckney Lies in State & Memorial

Posted on June 24, 2015 by rikyrah

The Reverend Honorable Clementa C. Pinckney was born July 30, 1973 the son of Mr. John Pinckney and the late Theopia Stevenson Pinckney of Ridgeland, South Carolina. He was educated in the public schools of Jasper County. He is a … Continue reading →

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The Murder Victims of the South Carolina Domestic Terrorist Attack.

Posted on June 18, 2015 by rikyrah

ALL they did was attend Weekly Bible Study. THAT was all they did. For THAT, and being born BLACK, they were CONDEMNED TO DIE. Prayers to their families. ………………………………… Remembering the Charleston church shooting victims A gunman opened fire and … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Domestic Terrorism, Gun Violence, Hate Crime, Justice, Memorial, Open Thread, Racism, Worship | Tagged , , , , , | 13 Comments

President Obama remembers Trayvon Martin

Posted on February 26, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

President Obama on Thursday commemorated the third anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old black high school student shot dead in Florida by a neighborhood watch volunteer. “Today on the third anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death, showing all … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Black History, Current Events, Honor, Justice for Trayvon Martin, Memorial, News, Open Thread, President Obama, Racial Profiling | Tagged , , , | 20 Comments

President Obama arrives in Saudi Arabia

Posted on January 27, 2015 by SouthernGirl2
Posted in Barack Obama, Current Events, First Lady Michelle Obama, Memorial, News, Open Thread, Relationships | Tagged , , , , , | 22 Comments

Photo gallery: Michael Brown Funeral Service

Posted on August 25, 2014 by SouthernGirl2
Posted in Current Events, Gun Violence, Hate Crime, Justice, Memorial, Open Thread, Police bruality, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism, Terrorism | Tagged , , , , | 127 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

Photo Gallery| In Memory of Palestinians killed in Gaza

Posted on July 27, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Hat tip: Humanize Palestine A Song for Palestine

Posted in Current Events, Memorial, News, Open Thread, Palestinians, Racism, Religion, Terrorism | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 25 Comments

Video| President Obama: “WE WILL NOT Be Sending US Troops Back Into Combat In Iraq

Posted on June 13, 2014 by rikyrah

President Obama: “Ultimately, it’s up to the Iraqis as a sovereign nation to solve their PROBLEM.” Got that chicken hawks & neocons?

Posted in Barack Obama, Memorial, Politics, POTUS | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments