Category Archives: Terrorism

Tragedy in Wrightsville Arkansas: 21 Black Boys Burned Alive

Posted on March 18, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

On March 5th 1959, 69 teenaged Negro Boys were padlocked inside the Wrightsville Negro Boys Industrial School Dormitory and the building mysteriously caught fire. 48 boys were able to force mesh metal screens off  windows and escape, 21 were burned … Continue reading →

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The Equal Justice Initiative National Lynching Museum

Posted on March 16, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) plans to build a national memorial to victims of lynching in Montgomery, Alabama, which is expected to open in 2018. This memorial project relating to America’s history of racial terror and lynching will become the … Continue reading →

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SutherlandSprings Shooter: 26 year old Devin Patrick Kelley

Posted on November 5, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Devin Patrick Kelley has been identified as the gunman who killed at least 24 people at a church in Texas, a U.S. official tells The Daily Beast. A week before he committed the worst massacre at a place of worship … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Domestic Terrorism, Gun Violence, News, Open Thread, Terrorism | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 63 Comments

Breaking News: Active Shooter at #MandalayBay Concert in Las Vegas

Posted on October 2, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities have shut down part of the Las Vegas Strip after receiving reports of an active shooter. Officer Aden Ocampo-Gomez says deputies are heading to the scene Sunday near Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino. University Medical … Continue reading →

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Mayor of London calls for cancellation of Trump’s visit to UK

Posted on June 6, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

CANCEL THE STATE VISIT! Do it for the people of the UK. Donald Trump mocked Mayor Sadig Khan b/c he is Muslim. No other reason. He also attacked a Gold Star family, Khizr & Ghazala Khan, who lost their son … Continue reading →

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3ChicsPolitico.com’s Visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Posted on October 17, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
Posted in African Americans, Black History, Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Culture, Current Events, Domestic Terrorism, Freedom, Heritage, History, Honor, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Justice, Lynching, News, Open Thread, Photos, Police bruality, Police violence, Protests, Racial Bias, racial hate, Racial Oppression, Racial Profiling, Racism, Slavery, Terrorism, Violence, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act, White Supremacy | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Charlotte girl weeps over police shootings at city council meeting

Posted on September 27, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

(CNN) — A young girl climbed up a step ladder to stand at the podium before a tense Charlotte City Council meeting. Petite in size, with braids in her hair and hearts on her t-shirt, Zianna Oliphant collected herself and … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, crime, Current Events, Domestic Terrorism, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, JusticeForKeithLamontScott, Nigeria, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Protests, Racial Oppression, Racism, Terrorism, Violence, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Wednesday Open Thread | Justice Department: Baltimore police routinely discriminated against blacks

Posted on August 10, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

(BALTIMORE) — Baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against blacks, use excessive force too often and are not adequately disciplined for misconduct, according to a harshly critical Justice Department report being issued Wednesday. The report, the culmination of a yearlong investigation … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, Baltimore, Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Corruption, crime, Criminal Justice, Current Events, Department of Justice, discrimination, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Justice, Justice for Freddie Gray, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism, Terrorism, US Department of Justice, White Supremacy | 114 Comments

#KorrynGaines 5 yr old son: Police saw me run & shot me. They hurt my arm

Posted on August 4, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

I’m hyperventilating! The cops kicked the door in & opened fire. They saw this child running & they shot him. A 5yr old! Full Video: #KorrynGaines 5yo son's eyewitness account of Baltimore County Police shooting that killed his mother. https://t.co/oEPbiflsD4 … Continue reading →

Posted in Baltimore, Black Lives Matter, crime, Criminal Justice, Current Events, Department of Justice, Justice, Justice For Korryn Gaines, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Racism, Terrorism, Violence, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , | 47 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 →

Posted in Africa, Africans, Boko Haram, crime, Current Events, Kidnapping, News, Nigeria, Terrorism | Tagged , , , , , , | 11 Comments