http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ji6SjalKvSRT9XF0pDrDqttM-VxQD8SGVBIG0
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release of a young man who has been imprisoned for more than two years for having consensual oral sex with another teenager.
The court ruled 4-3 that Genarlow Wilson's 10-year sentence was cruel and unusual punishment.
Wilson, 21, was convicted of aggravated child molestation following a 2003 New Year's Eve party at a Douglas County hotel room where he was videotaped having oral sex with a 15-year-old girl. He was 17 at the time.
Wilson was acquitted of raping another 17-year-old girl at the party.
The 1995 law Wilson violated was changed in 2006 to make oral sex between teens close in age a misdemeanor, similar to the law regarding teen sexual intercourse. But the state Supreme Court later upheld a lower court's ruling which said that the 2006 law could not be applied retroactively.
Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears wrote in the majority opinion that the changes in the law "represent a seismic shift in the legislature's view of the gravity of oral sex between two willing teenage participants."
Sears wrote that the severe punishment makes "no measurable contribution to acceptable goals of punishment" and that Wilson's crime did not rise to the "level of adults who prey on children."
The state Supreme Court had turned down Wilson's appeal of his conviction and sentence, but the justices agreed to hear the state's appeal of a Monroe County judge's decision to reduce Wilson's sentence to 12 months and free him. That judge had called the 10-year sentence a "grave miscarriage of justice."
Dissenting justices wrote that the state Legislature expressly stated that the 2006 change in the law was not intended to affect any crime prior to that date.
They said Wilson's sentence could not be cruel and unusual because the state Legislature decided that Wilson could not benefit from subsequent laws reducing the severity of the crime from a felony to a misdemeanor.
They called the decision an "unprecedented disregard for the General Assembly's constitutional authority."
A spokeswoman for Wilson's lawyer said his legal team received no advance notice of the decision.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Woman sets herself on fire
A woman set herself on fire to protest racism. I am not sure how you can protest something such as racism by setting yourself on fire. What will you prove? After reading this article, it seems like she may have been simply trying to commit suicide due to financial troubles. It doesn't matter how bad life is, doing something so extreme (especially to yourself) will not help your cause. The pictures are pretty graphic.
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The horrifying sight which traumatized shoppers and office workers in the centre of Luxembourg City last week has now been labelled as a protest against racism. The Belgian woman of Congolese origin who set herself alight in the middle of Place d’Armes told witnesses that she was doing it to protest against racism, moments before she carried out the desperate act which has left her in hospital fighting for her life.
Maggy Delvaux-Mufu, a mother of three in her forties, alerted several national newspapers late on Tuesday morning last week that she would be burning herself alive on place des Martyrs at 12.45 am, before setting out accompanied by her husband to walk through the centre of town to her macabre rendezvous. The police were alerted and officers were deployed to the Rousegärtchen.
But the woman changed her plan when she came across a group of journalists gathered to cover an event organised by the ‘Mouvement écologique’ on Place d’Armes, opposite the Cercle municipal. She soaked herself in petrol before confronting the members of the press, announcing that she was about to sacrifice her life to protest against racism. Moments later, she struck a match, turning herself into a human torch in front of hundreds of people.
Delvaux-Mufu’s husband and passers-by jumped on the burning body, attempting to stifle the flames with coats and jackets. The scene made several people feel unwell and many witnesses who filled the square at lunchtime were traumatised by the woman’s shrieking screams of unimaginable pain. The flames were already extinguished when police, rescue services and the fire brigade arrived at the scene. One person is reported to have vomited after seeing the woman being transported into an ambulance. The events in Place d’Armes have also started a controversy regarding the authorities’ lack of psychological support for witnesses.
Delvaux-Mufu was taken to the Bon Secours hospital in Metz, where she is being treated in a specialised ward for burns and is fighting for her life. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa visited the woman and her family at the hospital last week.
RTL television was the first to run a news flash about the incident on its website on Tuesday afternoon last week. 352 reported the bulletin in its news in brief section, shortly before going to print. Events preceding the incident only came to light later on in the week.
The 42-year-old Belgian citizen and her husband had been facing financial difficulties. They had recently indebted themselves by buying a Citroën garage in Oberwampach, before realising they were missing the documents that would allow them to set up a business. Delvaux-Mufu wrote a letter to Le Jeudi recounting her story of bureaucratic difficulties and economic despair. “I’m against all forms of violence, but day after day, my family and I have to endure moral violence, discrimination, insults and much more from Mr Juncker’s administration”, she said in the letter published last week.
Money problems had driven the woman to desperately plead her case at the Prime minister’s office early on the same day of the incident. Her threat to burn herself alive on Place des Martyrs after being turned away by the authorities caused government officials to contact the police. A city-wide search was organised, but nobody could foresee the woman would change her plans."
SO, what do YOU think? Was she really protesting racism, or was there something more to it?
Source: http://www.mediatakeout.com/14109/shocker_african_women_protests_racism_-_by_setting_herself_on_fire_photos.html
~Traycee~
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The horrifying sight which traumatized shoppers and office workers in the centre of Luxembourg City last week has now been labelled as a protest against racism. The Belgian woman of Congolese origin who set herself alight in the middle of Place d’Armes told witnesses that she was doing it to protest against racism, moments before she carried out the desperate act which has left her in hospital fighting for her life.
Maggy Delvaux-Mufu, a mother of three in her forties, alerted several national newspapers late on Tuesday morning last week that she would be burning herself alive on place des Martyrs at 12.45 am, before setting out accompanied by her husband to walk through the centre of town to her macabre rendezvous. The police were alerted and officers were deployed to the Rousegärtchen.
But the woman changed her plan when she came across a group of journalists gathered to cover an event organised by the ‘Mouvement écologique’ on Place d’Armes, opposite the Cercle municipal. She soaked herself in petrol before confronting the members of the press, announcing that she was about to sacrifice her life to protest against racism. Moments later, she struck a match, turning herself into a human torch in front of hundreds of people.
Delvaux-Mufu’s husband and passers-by jumped on the burning body, attempting to stifle the flames with coats and jackets. The scene made several people feel unwell and many witnesses who filled the square at lunchtime were traumatised by the woman’s shrieking screams of unimaginable pain. The flames were already extinguished when police, rescue services and the fire brigade arrived at the scene. One person is reported to have vomited after seeing the woman being transported into an ambulance. The events in Place d’Armes have also started a controversy regarding the authorities’ lack of psychological support for witnesses.
Delvaux-Mufu was taken to the Bon Secours hospital in Metz, where she is being treated in a specialised ward for burns and is fighting for her life. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa visited the woman and her family at the hospital last week.
RTL television was the first to run a news flash about the incident on its website on Tuesday afternoon last week. 352 reported the bulletin in its news in brief section, shortly before going to print. Events preceding the incident only came to light later on in the week.
The 42-year-old Belgian citizen and her husband had been facing financial difficulties. They had recently indebted themselves by buying a Citroën garage in Oberwampach, before realising they were missing the documents that would allow them to set up a business. Delvaux-Mufu wrote a letter to Le Jeudi recounting her story of bureaucratic difficulties and economic despair. “I’m against all forms of violence, but day after day, my family and I have to endure moral violence, discrimination, insults and much more from Mr Juncker’s administration”, she said in the letter published last week.
Money problems had driven the woman to desperately plead her case at the Prime minister’s office early on the same day of the incident. Her threat to burn herself alive on Place des Martyrs after being turned away by the authorities caused government officials to contact the police. A city-wide search was organised, but nobody could foresee the woman would change her plans."
SO, what do YOU think? Was she really protesting racism, or was there something more to it?
Source: http://www.mediatakeout.com/14109/shocker_african_women_protests_racism_-_by_setting_herself_on_fire_photos.html
~Traycee~
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Anything to keep him in jail??? Bell ordered BACK to jail!
A black Louisiana teenager at the center of the racially charged "Jena 6" case was ordered Thursday to spend 18 months in a juvenile facility, after a judge ruled he had violated his probation for earlier juvenile convictions, a source with knowledge of the court proceedings said.
Mychal Bell, 17, who was freed two weeks ago after his adult criminal conviction for beating a white classmate last December was overturned, was sent to the Renaissance Home for Youth in Alexandria, Louisiana, the source said.
The decision came at the end of a two-day juvenile court hearing that was closed to the media and public.
Carol Powell-Lexing, one of Bell's attorneys, said the judge's decision would be appealed.
Bell was freed on $45,000 bail on September 27, after an appeals court threw out his conviction on battery and conspiracy charges in adult court and remanded the case to juvenile court.
But Judge J.P. Mauffrey agreed with prosecutors that Bell had violated the probation he was given for four previous juvenile offices, including two simple battery charges, the sources said. Bell had been placed on probation until he turned 18.
Civil rights activist Al Sharpton, who has championed Bell's case, denounced Thursday's decision as "revenge" by the judge and called on Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco to intervene.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/10/11/bell.jail/index.html
Mychal Bell, 17, who was freed two weeks ago after his adult criminal conviction for beating a white classmate last December was overturned, was sent to the Renaissance Home for Youth in Alexandria, Louisiana, the source said.
The decision came at the end of a two-day juvenile court hearing that was closed to the media and public.
Carol Powell-Lexing, one of Bell's attorneys, said the judge's decision would be appealed.
Bell was freed on $45,000 bail on September 27, after an appeals court threw out his conviction on battery and conspiracy charges in adult court and remanded the case to juvenile court.
But Judge J.P. Mauffrey agreed with prosecutors that Bell had violated the probation he was given for four previous juvenile offices, including two simple battery charges, the sources said. Bell had been placed on probation until he turned 18.
Civil rights activist Al Sharpton, who has championed Bell's case, denounced Thursday's decision as "revenge" by the judge and called on Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco to intervene.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/10/11/bell.jail/index.html
Thursday, September 27, 2007
It's time to hoot and holler!!!
Mychal Bell has been FREED on bail!!! What a joyous day today is! And, if I may say......he looked damn good as he set foot out of that courthouse. I cried some good tears, I'll tell ya that.
But, I must ask....why must ONE fool try and destroy something good? In case you haven't heard by now, the district attorney said the following: "The only way _ let me stress that _ the only way that I believe that me or this community has been able to endure the trauma that has been thrust upon us is through the prayers of the Christian people who have sent them up in this community." Seriously, what kind of ignorance is that? To make it worse, he was terribly serious in what he was saying.
I don't want this blog to focus on the negative. I want to focus on the positive....MYCHAL BELL IS A FREE MAN................for now. We shall see what happens when this case is taken to juevenile court.
Sidenote: I know I've been lax on my postings. There's just so much to write about in such little time. But beware, when I do get caught up on my postings, you will have a lot to read.
I look forward to your comments. Be blessed and be safe people.
But, I must ask....why must ONE fool try and destroy something good? In case you haven't heard by now, the district attorney said the following: "The only way _ let me stress that _ the only way that I believe that me or this community has been able to endure the trauma that has been thrust upon us is through the prayers of the Christian people who have sent them up in this community." Seriously, what kind of ignorance is that? To make it worse, he was terribly serious in what he was saying.
I don't want this blog to focus on the negative. I want to focus on the positive....MYCHAL BELL IS A FREE MAN................for now. We shall see what happens when this case is taken to juevenile court.
Sidenote: I know I've been lax on my postings. There's just so much to write about in such little time. But beware, when I do get caught up on my postings, you will have a lot to read.
I look forward to your comments. Be blessed and be safe people.
http://www.comcast.net/news/index.jsp?cat=GENERAL&fn=/2007/09/27/774477.html&cvqh=itn_jena
~Traycee~
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Solidarity
I must say, it really warmed my heart to see so many of my brothers & sisters dressed in their best black outfits today. This was such an important day in our history books, and I was just proud. Whenever I saw someone dressed in black we gave each other a look in the eyes, a smile, and we continued our walk to destinations only known to each of us.
I saw races other than blacks wearing their black clothing as well. I do have a confession to make: while at lunch with a coworker, we both wondered aloud if those who weren't of African American decent and were wearing black were wearing it for the same reason that we were. Now, I know that this thought should not have crossed my mind, but I honestly couldn't help it. Actually, neither of us could help it. While we sat in the window of the fast food place eating our lunch, we talked about people as they walked by and we contemplated their reasoning for wearing black. It seems like we automatically knew of the reason for Black folks wearing black, but what were other people's reasons?
Were they taking a stand against the racial inequality going down in Jena? Or, was it the last of their clean suits in their closets and they simply had nothing else to wear?
Whatever their reason, whatever ANYONE'S reason...I was still happy! I was on the verge of tears a few times. Even my fellow bloggers who are as far away as Texas and the Bahamas were wearing black today. I just felt so damn proud!
Our family decended upon Jena, La. today and made a HUGE statement! In a peaceful, NON-VIOLENT protest, they made a statement. As I'm sitting here listening to The Michael Baisden show, Mychal Bell's father just finished talking and he said there's a strong possibility that Mychal will be out of jail tomorrow by noon, CST. I cried. While our fight is no where near over, WE ARE BEING HEARD!!! WE ARE BEING HEARD!!! WE ARE BEING HEARD!!!!!!!!!!!
I've always been PROUD of being a black woman! But I'll be damned if I'm not ECSTATIC today. If you could just feel the joy in my heart..........MY GOD!!!
~Traycee~
I saw races other than blacks wearing their black clothing as well. I do have a confession to make: while at lunch with a coworker, we both wondered aloud if those who weren't of African American decent and were wearing black were wearing it for the same reason that we were. Now, I know that this thought should not have crossed my mind, but I honestly couldn't help it. Actually, neither of us could help it. While we sat in the window of the fast food place eating our lunch, we talked about people as they walked by and we contemplated their reasoning for wearing black. It seems like we automatically knew of the reason for Black folks wearing black, but what were other people's reasons?
Were they taking a stand against the racial inequality going down in Jena? Or, was it the last of their clean suits in their closets and they simply had nothing else to wear?
Whatever their reason, whatever ANYONE'S reason...I was still happy! I was on the verge of tears a few times. Even my fellow bloggers who are as far away as Texas and the Bahamas were wearing black today. I just felt so damn proud!
Our family decended upon Jena, La. today and made a HUGE statement! In a peaceful, NON-VIOLENT protest, they made a statement. As I'm sitting here listening to The Michael Baisden show, Mychal Bell's father just finished talking and he said there's a strong possibility that Mychal will be out of jail tomorrow by noon, CST. I cried. While our fight is no where near over, WE ARE BEING HEARD!!! WE ARE BEING HEARD!!! WE ARE BEING HEARD!!!!!!!!!!!
I've always been PROUD of being a black woman! But I'll be damned if I'm not ECSTATIC today. If you could just feel the joy in my heart..........MY GOD!!!
~Traycee~
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Support the Jena 6
If you are aware of the racial injustice that is happening down in Jena, La. and would like to show your support for these young men, do not forget to join in on the silent protest by wearing ALL BLACK tomorrow. If someone asks you who died, simply tell them it was the justice system.
For those of you who are unaware of the Jena Six situation, please visit the following sites to get some background information on it.
http://www.jenasix.org/
http://traycee-jackson.blogspot.com/2007/07/jena-six.html
http://www.whileseated.org/photo/003244.shtml
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/10/1413220
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/03/AR2007080302098.html
You can also do a Google search on "jena 6" and a ton of results will come back. Click on any of those links for information.
~Traycee~
For those of you who are unaware of the Jena Six situation, please visit the following sites to get some background information on it.
http://www.jenasix.org/
http://traycee-jackson.blogspot.com/2007/07/jena-six.html
http://www.whileseated.org/photo/003244.shtml
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/10/1413220
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/03/AR2007080302098.html
You can also do a Google search on "jena 6" and a ton of results will come back. Click on any of those links for information.
~Traycee~
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Jena Six Update - Correction
Mychal Bell has not been freed. He is in fact still in jail. His lawyers are trying their best to get him out of jail while the prosecutors ponder on whether to bring new charges against him in a juvenile court.
I will keep you all updated!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/14/jena.six/index.html
~Traycee~
I will keep you all updated!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/14/jena.six/index.html
~Traycee~
Friday, September 14, 2007
Jena Six Update - Our Voices HAVE Been Heard
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20779755/
Mychal Bell has been freed and ALL charges have been dropped for which he was convicted. The state Circuit Court of Appeals stated that he should have NEVER been tried in adult court for a juevinile trial. So, even though the charges have been dropped in adult court, prosecutors are now looking to charge him in juevenile court.
MYCHAL BELL IS A FREE MAN!!!!!! I tell you, I cannot be any happier right now. I had to force myself not to cry on my drive home from work. That was the BEST news I could have heard all day!
BUT, for those of you who think that our fight is over…….you couldn’t be anymore wrong. The protest that Michael Baisden has generated for September 20th still needs to go on. We need to let the court system and this country know that we will stand together for what is right. We need to let these people know that they cannot just throw our children in jail and think that they are going to get away with it.
For those of you who had plans to protest on the 20th, do not change your plans. You still need to be there! For those of you who cannot make it to the protest down in Jena, Louisiana, remember to wear ALL BLACK on the 20th to show your silent protest. We have been heard, but our fight is NOT over!!!
FREE THE JENA 6!!!
~Traycee
Mychal Bell has been freed and ALL charges have been dropped for which he was convicted. The state Circuit Court of Appeals stated that he should have NEVER been tried in adult court for a juevinile trial. So, even though the charges have been dropped in adult court, prosecutors are now looking to charge him in juevenile court.
MYCHAL BELL IS A FREE MAN!!!!!! I tell you, I cannot be any happier right now. I had to force myself not to cry on my drive home from work. That was the BEST news I could have heard all day!
BUT, for those of you who think that our fight is over…….you couldn’t be anymore wrong. The protest that Michael Baisden has generated for September 20th still needs to go on. We need to let the court system and this country know that we will stand together for what is right. We need to let these people know that they cannot just throw our children in jail and think that they are going to get away with it.
For those of you who had plans to protest on the 20th, do not change your plans. You still need to be there! For those of you who cannot make it to the protest down in Jena, Louisiana, remember to wear ALL BLACK on the 20th to show your silent protest. We have been heard, but our fight is NOT over!!!
FREE THE JENA 6!!!
~Traycee
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
6 years later
Today is a stark reminder of the tragedy that struck our country 6 years ago and claimed the lives of more than 3,000 innocent people. Today, we are reminded that we are at war to prevent this from ever happening again.
Today is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Tell your family and friends that you love them. Tomorrow is not promised. The only thing that is certain in this life is death. Cherish every moment that you have with your loved ones. If you're mad at someone, look somewhere deep down within your soul and find that place to forgive them. You will definitely feel a lot better for it.
Say a prayer for those who have perished. Say a prayer for those they left behind. Say a prayer for those who survived. Say a prayer for our soldiers who are fighting to keep us all safe. Say a prayer for our president (even if you don't like him) so that God may lead him in the right direction during these trying times.
Peace, blessings, and nothing but LOVE!
~Traycee~
Today is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Tell your family and friends that you love them. Tomorrow is not promised. The only thing that is certain in this life is death. Cherish every moment that you have with your loved ones. If you're mad at someone, look somewhere deep down within your soul and find that place to forgive them. You will definitely feel a lot better for it.
Say a prayer for those who have perished. Say a prayer for those they left behind. Say a prayer for those who survived. Say a prayer for our soldiers who are fighting to keep us all safe. Say a prayer for our president (even if you don't like him) so that God may lead him in the right direction during these trying times.
Peace, blessings, and nothing but LOVE!
~Traycee~
Monday, September 10, 2007
Wear BLACK on Sept. 20th
In case you haven't heard, Michael Baisden (radio personality extraordinaire) is asking that WE ALL wear black on Sept. 20th to join in the silent protest down in Jena, La. Michael Bell's sentencing is on that day, and we are hoping that the charges are dropped altogether. BUT, if that won't happen, we will gladly take his sentence as being time served and he's let out of jail immediately.
I will post more information later on when I can gather my thoughts. But, as a quick reference, go visit http://www.michaelbaisden.com/Article.asp?id=470156 and http://www.minglecity.com/forum/ to read up on how our community is coming together and supporting the Jena Six. On the second link, click on the topics regarding the Jena Six.
Take care all!
~Traycee~
I will post more information later on when I can gather my thoughts. But, as a quick reference, go visit http://www.michaelbaisden.com/Article.asp?id=470156 and http://www.minglecity.com/forum/ to read up on how our community is coming together and supporting the Jena Six. On the second link, click on the topics regarding the Jena Six.
Take care all!
~Traycee~
Ignorant A$$ people
I got a comment posted on my blog below regarding The Jena Six. The comment isn’t worth repeating, but I just want to let you all know: DO NOT MAKE RACIST COMMENTS ON MY BLOG!!! I DO NOT condone that shit in no way whatsoever! I want those who comment on my blog to speak their mind, BUT if you cross the line, I will start censoring my blog and approving the comments BEFORE they are posted.
Please respect me and I will respect you.
Thank you!
~Traycee~
Please respect me and I will respect you.
Thank you!
~Traycee~
What is this world REALLY coming to???
In logging onto the internet after a much needed workout at the gym today, I came across the following headline: 6 Arrested in Weeklong Attack on Woman. Now, the title alone was disturbing, but the article itself made my stomach flip in knots. I will provide a summary here, and then give you guys a link to go and view the article and read it for yourselves. Please post your comments here.
A woman was held captive for a week in a home in Logan, W. Va. During her captivity, this woman was “sexually abused, beaten, and humiliated.” The police arrested 6 people with connections to the crime and then called in the FBI to investigate because they had a suspeicion this was a hate crime. Here’s why: the woman is a 23-year-old BLACK female and her attackers were 6 WHITE people. The six people included a mother & son AND a mother & daughter.
I haven’t gotten to the disturbing part yet. The article then goes on to describe what happened to this poor young woman: in addition to being beaten, one of the women stabbed her four times in her leg, and her legs were black & blue. Now the disturbing part: she was forced to eat rat and dog shit, AND drink from the toilet. She was also choked with a cable cord and had her hair cut.
To make things even worse, one of the white chicks had the gall to call her that ill-fated N-word!!!
These 6 SICK bastards are all in jail with a bail of $100,000 each! Click on the link below to read the entire article.
http://www.comcast.net/news/national/index.jsp?cat=DOMESTIC&fn=/2007/09/10/759987.html&cvqh=itn_attack
Take care all!
~Traycee
A woman was held captive for a week in a home in Logan, W. Va. During her captivity, this woman was “sexually abused, beaten, and humiliated.” The police arrested 6 people with connections to the crime and then called in the FBI to investigate because they had a suspeicion this was a hate crime. Here’s why: the woman is a 23-year-old BLACK female and her attackers were 6 WHITE people. The six people included a mother & son AND a mother & daughter.
I haven’t gotten to the disturbing part yet. The article then goes on to describe what happened to this poor young woman: in addition to being beaten, one of the women stabbed her four times in her leg, and her legs were black & blue. Now the disturbing part: she was forced to eat rat and dog shit, AND drink from the toilet. She was also choked with a cable cord and had her hair cut.
To make things even worse, one of the white chicks had the gall to call her that ill-fated N-word!!!
These 6 SICK bastards are all in jail with a bail of $100,000 each! Click on the link below to read the entire article.
http://www.comcast.net/news/national/index.jsp?cat=DOMESTIC&fn=/2007/09/10/759987.html&cvqh=itn_attack
Take care all!
~Traycee
I'm BACK and I have good news!!!
NO, I didn't save a bunch of money by switching my car insurance over to Geico!
OK, I know it has been some time since I have posted on my blog. BUT, life happens! A lot of shyt happens. BUT, I’m back and hope to keep my blog updated more frequently. A lot has gone on in the past 1 ½ months, so there is A LOT for me to cover! BUT, I’m going to start off with something relatively new and quite disturbing. I’ll get to the other stuff that’s been going on in our world in a later blog.
Now the good news:
During my time away, I've been in touch with a gentleman by the name of Jamal Rose. He has an online magazine called Un World Radio Show Magazine. After he posted a comment to an earlier blog, we've been emailing each other back & forth. Long story short, he wants to do a feature article on me on his website. I just received the questions the other day, and I'll be answering them shortly (I don't want to sound like a complete idiot in my first interview). Please check back here as I will post a link to his website so that you can check out my article as well as Jamal's magazine! Check out Un World at the following web address http://www.unworldmusic.com/ Their aim is to put the word out to OUR community as mainstream media damn near doesn't give us any shine whatsoever!
Don't forget, check back soon for my FIRST article feature!
Take care all......
~Traycee
OK, I know it has been some time since I have posted on my blog. BUT, life happens! A lot of shyt happens. BUT, I’m back and hope to keep my blog updated more frequently. A lot has gone on in the past 1 ½ months, so there is A LOT for me to cover! BUT, I’m going to start off with something relatively new and quite disturbing. I’ll get to the other stuff that’s been going on in our world in a later blog.
Now the good news:
During my time away, I've been in touch with a gentleman by the name of Jamal Rose. He has an online magazine called Un World Radio Show Magazine. After he posted a comment to an earlier blog, we've been emailing each other back & forth. Long story short, he wants to do a feature article on me on his website. I just received the questions the other day, and I'll be answering them shortly (I don't want to sound like a complete idiot in my first interview). Please check back here as I will post a link to his website so that you can check out my article as well as Jamal's magazine! Check out Un World at the following web address http://www.unworldmusic.com/ Their aim is to put the word out to OUR community as mainstream media damn near doesn't give us any shine whatsoever!
Don't forget, check back soon for my FIRST article feature!
Take care all......
~Traycee
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
An Update on the Jena Six
The following was taken from BlackAmericaWeb at http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/bawnews/jenasix731
Supporters of the Jena Six Gather 43,000 Signatures for Petition, Rally Calling for Equal Justice
Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 By: Sherrel Wheeler Stewart, BlackAmericaWeb.com
The district attorney in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana will receieve 43,000 signatures, emails and letters today calling for equal justice for the group known as the Jena Six.
The petition presentation is part of a 9 a.m. rally on the courthouse steps for the six black teens charged with felonies in connection with the beating of a white student in December. The NAACP, Friends of Justice, Color of Change and the American Civil Liberties Union are among the groups coming together for the rally.
“We don’t know if we’ll have 100 or 500 people there,” said Alan Bean of Friends of Justice. “We just know we need to send a message. The charges should be dropped or changed to something that would not leave these young men with a felony on their records.”
While the black students were charged with felonies following the fight on Dec. 4, white students who had hung nooses in a tree at the school months earlier were given suspension, Louisiana NAACP State President Earnest Johnson told BlackAmericaWeb.com.
The hanging of the nooses was the first in a series of incidents in the small town stretching from the start of school to Dec. 4, when the fight happened.
Just weeks ago, 17-year-old Mychal Bell was found guilty of aggravated second-degree battery and conspiracy, but a judge has since agreed to hear motions for a new trial for Bell, a good student and star athlete on the Jena High School football team.
The other five -- Robert Bailey Jr., Bryant Purvis, Carwin Jones, Theodore Shaw and another student who has not been identified because he is a juvenile -- still await trial.
Family, friends and supporters say the events leading to Bell’s arrest and conviction began unfolding last August.
On Aug. 31, some black students asked the vice principal at Jena High School if they could sit under a tree on the traditional white side of the square. The vice principal said they could sit wherever they chose, and they did.
The next day, three nooses -- including two in the school's colors one black, one gold -- were found hanging from the tree.
On Sept. 6, black students staged a protest under the tree. The next day, police officers patrolled the halls at the school, and on Sept. 8, the school was placed on lockdown.
The school principal recommended expulsion of the three white youths who hung the nooses, but a school committee decided it was a silly prank and gave the boys a few days suspension.
Black parents went to the school board to complain, but the school board said the issue had been resolved.
On Nov. 30, the school's main academic wing was destroyed by fire, and authorities suspect it was deliberately set.
In the days to follow, a black student was beaten by a white adult and white students when he attended a party with mostly whites, according to accounts. Also around that time, a white graduate of Jena High School pulled a pump-action shotgun on three black high school students as they left a local convenience store.
Several black students reported being taunted at school after those incidents.
On Dec. 4 after lunch, a white student and a black student got into a fight, and the white student, Justin Barker, was reportedly beaten by the accused Jena Six as he lay on the floor.
Parents of Justin Barker, the student who was beaten, have said in broadcast interviews that they consider the beating attempted murder.
During Bell’s trial, District Attorney J. Reed Walters argued that the shoes used to kick Barker after he was knocked unconscious constituted weapons. He also said that because Bell took part in an attack with others, there was a conspiracy.
Attempts by BlackAmericaWeb.com to reach Walters were unsuccessful. An assistant answering his phone said that he could not comment on the case to the media.
Bell was scheduled to be sentenced on July 31, but a new team of lawyers were successful in getting the sentencing date moved to Sept. 20.
“We are hoping that on or before that date, the judge will either grant our motion to toss out the verdict or grant a new trial,” Attorney Lewis Scott told BlackAmericaWeb.com.
Scott said there are serious legal questions surrounding the handling of Bell’s case.
“First of all he was a minor. The judge didn’t have jurisdiction. It should have been in juvenile court,” he said.
Initially, Bell was represented by a public defender, and friends and family members said he did not receive adequate legal representation.
The family has since gained support from throughout the country in securing private lawyers for Bell.
The incident followed a series of racially charged events in the small town of Jena, where blacks make up about 10 percent of the population.
The state NAACP president said a remedy in this case should go beyond getting the charges dropped or reduced.
“They need to look at how these young men and their families should be compensated for what they have been through for the last eight months,” Johnson told BlackAmericaWeb.com. “They have missed a full year of school. They can not get the time back.”
Bell was considered a strong college prospect for football and was looking to the future, he said. “What happens now?”
Scott said he has talked twice with Bell, who is says “is cautiously optimistic and sometimes pessimistic."
“We are concentrating now on these charges. We will deal with football issues in the future," said Scott. "Right now, he can’t start school unless something happens that we don’t foresee at this time.”
While Jena is a small town, the incident should send a major message, Johnson said.
“Anytime there is a hanging noose threatening blacks, it is an issue,” Johnson said, "and someone should be punished."
But Donald Washington, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, said punishment in this case is difficult on the federal level.
“This is a hate crime. It would be difficult to convince any black person, including me, that it was not,” Washington told BlackAmericaWeb.com. “But it was done by juveniles.”
He said federal officials have to consider whether the matter can be handled within the system where it occurred. They can also consider transferring the matter to the adult justice system.
“If the teen were associated with an organized group like the KKK or the Aryan Nation, then it would be more likely that we could look at transferring the matter to the adult system,” he said.
James Rucker of Color of Change said that organization has raised more than $40,000 for the legal defense of the Jena Six and will continue trying to raise awareness of the problems in that town.
The 43,000 emails and signatures, he said, will also be sent to the governor, calling for action.
“We want people to understand that this kind of stuff still happens, but usually it’s under the cover of darkness,” Rucker told BlackAmericaWeb.com. “And we want people in small black communities to know that when you stand up to the white power system, the community will stand.”
Look at my previous post on the Jena Six, go to the petition and SIGN IT!!! I look forward to your comments.
~Traycee~
Supporters of the Jena Six Gather 43,000 Signatures for Petition, Rally Calling for Equal Justice
Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 By: Sherrel Wheeler Stewart, BlackAmericaWeb.com
The district attorney in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana will receieve 43,000 signatures, emails and letters today calling for equal justice for the group known as the Jena Six.
The petition presentation is part of a 9 a.m. rally on the courthouse steps for the six black teens charged with felonies in connection with the beating of a white student in December. The NAACP, Friends of Justice, Color of Change and the American Civil Liberties Union are among the groups coming together for the rally.
“We don’t know if we’ll have 100 or 500 people there,” said Alan Bean of Friends of Justice. “We just know we need to send a message. The charges should be dropped or changed to something that would not leave these young men with a felony on their records.”
While the black students were charged with felonies following the fight on Dec. 4, white students who had hung nooses in a tree at the school months earlier were given suspension, Louisiana NAACP State President Earnest Johnson told BlackAmericaWeb.com.
The hanging of the nooses was the first in a series of incidents in the small town stretching from the start of school to Dec. 4, when the fight happened.
Just weeks ago, 17-year-old Mychal Bell was found guilty of aggravated second-degree battery and conspiracy, but a judge has since agreed to hear motions for a new trial for Bell, a good student and star athlete on the Jena High School football team.
The other five -- Robert Bailey Jr., Bryant Purvis, Carwin Jones, Theodore Shaw and another student who has not been identified because he is a juvenile -- still await trial.
Family, friends and supporters say the events leading to Bell’s arrest and conviction began unfolding last August.
On Aug. 31, some black students asked the vice principal at Jena High School if they could sit under a tree on the traditional white side of the square. The vice principal said they could sit wherever they chose, and they did.
The next day, three nooses -- including two in the school's colors one black, one gold -- were found hanging from the tree.
On Sept. 6, black students staged a protest under the tree. The next day, police officers patrolled the halls at the school, and on Sept. 8, the school was placed on lockdown.
The school principal recommended expulsion of the three white youths who hung the nooses, but a school committee decided it was a silly prank and gave the boys a few days suspension.
Black parents went to the school board to complain, but the school board said the issue had been resolved.
On Nov. 30, the school's main academic wing was destroyed by fire, and authorities suspect it was deliberately set.
In the days to follow, a black student was beaten by a white adult and white students when he attended a party with mostly whites, according to accounts. Also around that time, a white graduate of Jena High School pulled a pump-action shotgun on three black high school students as they left a local convenience store.
Several black students reported being taunted at school after those incidents.
On Dec. 4 after lunch, a white student and a black student got into a fight, and the white student, Justin Barker, was reportedly beaten by the accused Jena Six as he lay on the floor.
Parents of Justin Barker, the student who was beaten, have said in broadcast interviews that they consider the beating attempted murder.
During Bell’s trial, District Attorney J. Reed Walters argued that the shoes used to kick Barker after he was knocked unconscious constituted weapons. He also said that because Bell took part in an attack with others, there was a conspiracy.
Attempts by BlackAmericaWeb.com to reach Walters were unsuccessful. An assistant answering his phone said that he could not comment on the case to the media.
Bell was scheduled to be sentenced on July 31, but a new team of lawyers were successful in getting the sentencing date moved to Sept. 20.
“We are hoping that on or before that date, the judge will either grant our motion to toss out the verdict or grant a new trial,” Attorney Lewis Scott told BlackAmericaWeb.com.
Scott said there are serious legal questions surrounding the handling of Bell’s case.
“First of all he was a minor. The judge didn’t have jurisdiction. It should have been in juvenile court,” he said.
Initially, Bell was represented by a public defender, and friends and family members said he did not receive adequate legal representation.
The family has since gained support from throughout the country in securing private lawyers for Bell.
The incident followed a series of racially charged events in the small town of Jena, where blacks make up about 10 percent of the population.
The state NAACP president said a remedy in this case should go beyond getting the charges dropped or reduced.
“They need to look at how these young men and their families should be compensated for what they have been through for the last eight months,” Johnson told BlackAmericaWeb.com. “They have missed a full year of school. They can not get the time back.”
Bell was considered a strong college prospect for football and was looking to the future, he said. “What happens now?”
Scott said he has talked twice with Bell, who is says “is cautiously optimistic and sometimes pessimistic."
“We are concentrating now on these charges. We will deal with football issues in the future," said Scott. "Right now, he can’t start school unless something happens that we don’t foresee at this time.”
While Jena is a small town, the incident should send a major message, Johnson said.
“Anytime there is a hanging noose threatening blacks, it is an issue,” Johnson said, "and someone should be punished."
But Donald Washington, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, said punishment in this case is difficult on the federal level.
“This is a hate crime. It would be difficult to convince any black person, including me, that it was not,” Washington told BlackAmericaWeb.com. “But it was done by juveniles.”
He said federal officials have to consider whether the matter can be handled within the system where it occurred. They can also consider transferring the matter to the adult justice system.
“If the teen were associated with an organized group like the KKK or the Aryan Nation, then it would be more likely that we could look at transferring the matter to the adult system,” he said.
James Rucker of Color of Change said that organization has raised more than $40,000 for the legal defense of the Jena Six and will continue trying to raise awareness of the problems in that town.
The 43,000 emails and signatures, he said, will also be sent to the governor, calling for action.
“We want people to understand that this kind of stuff still happens, but usually it’s under the cover of darkness,” Rucker told BlackAmericaWeb.com. “And we want people in small black communities to know that when you stand up to the white power system, the community will stand.”
Look at my previous post on the Jena Six, go to the petition and SIGN IT!!! I look forward to your comments.
~Traycee~
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Is it wrong???
For me to wish myself a happy birthday! LMAO
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TRAYCEE!!! (hehehehehe)
Happy birthday to ALL the Cancer babies out there. :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TRAYCEE!!! (hehehehehe)
Happy birthday to ALL the Cancer babies out there. :)
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
The Jena Six
http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur34934.cfm
http://www.whileseated.org/photo/003244.shtml
http://www.petitiononline.com/aZ51CqmR/petition.html
OK, where is the media attention on this? You know, thank GOD for black websites, because if we leave ALL of the news up to the "regular" media, we would never know about anything in OUR communities. On one side, we keep hearing that racism no longer exists. BUT, on the other side, WE ALL KNOW that racism is alive and well. Case in point: Jena, Louisiana. The first link above provides a background of the case. The second link was a website that was started in regard to this "incident." Here's a synopsis:
Late last year, some blacks students ASKED PERMISSION to sit under a tree at their school that has been labeled as a "white's only tree." This tree has been known as a place where only white students gathered for a long time. The very next day, students came to school to find threes nooses hanging around the area of this tree…placed there by white students. School officials deemed this action as "kids just being kids" and suspended the white students for a few days. Obviously, tensions escalated in the community of about 14,000 for months after this.
Let's fast forward to December 2006: "The situation deteriorated from there until this past December 4th when a white student allegedly called a group of Black students 'Niggers.' The Blacks responded by knocking the white student down and punching and kicking him." The black students were all arrested and charged with aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit murder. To make these charges even more ridiculous, the white student that was attacked went to a school function later on that very same day.
One of the students, 17-year old Mychal Bell, has already faced trial and was found guilty of aggravated assault. He is currently looking at 22 years in prison. The five other students are awaiting trial, with one charge being attempted second degree murder. Mr. Bell is scheduled to be sentenced on July 31, 2007.
Where is the justice in this? Where is the national coverage? Where is the international coverage? I will keep you posting blogs to keep you all updated. Get the word out to everyone you know. Racism and segregation did not end with the Civil Rights Movement. We know that it's alive and well, some more evident than others. We experience racism in one form or another, and while it may not be as blatant as this, this is a blatant case of racism if I have EVER seen or heard of it.
Visit the above links. Sign the petition http://www.petitiononline.com/aZ51CqmR/petition.html. Do some internet research. Post blogs. Spread the word. Don't let this case fall by the wayside. This is our youth…our future. I don't know if we can EVER end it, but we damn sure need to try!
~Traycee~
http://www.whileseated.org/photo/003244.shtml
http://www.petitiononline.com/aZ51CqmR/petition.html
OK, where is the media attention on this? You know, thank GOD for black websites, because if we leave ALL of the news up to the "regular" media, we would never know about anything in OUR communities. On one side, we keep hearing that racism no longer exists. BUT, on the other side, WE ALL KNOW that racism is alive and well. Case in point: Jena, Louisiana. The first link above provides a background of the case. The second link was a website that was started in regard to this "incident." Here's a synopsis:
Late last year, some blacks students ASKED PERMISSION to sit under a tree at their school that has been labeled as a "white's only tree." This tree has been known as a place where only white students gathered for a long time. The very next day, students came to school to find threes nooses hanging around the area of this tree…placed there by white students. School officials deemed this action as "kids just being kids" and suspended the white students for a few days. Obviously, tensions escalated in the community of about 14,000 for months after this.
Let's fast forward to December 2006: "The situation deteriorated from there until this past December 4th when a white student allegedly called a group of Black students 'Niggers.' The Blacks responded by knocking the white student down and punching and kicking him." The black students were all arrested and charged with aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit murder. To make these charges even more ridiculous, the white student that was attacked went to a school function later on that very same day.
One of the students, 17-year old Mychal Bell, has already faced trial and was found guilty of aggravated assault. He is currently looking at 22 years in prison. The five other students are awaiting trial, with one charge being attempted second degree murder. Mr. Bell is scheduled to be sentenced on July 31, 2007.
Where is the justice in this? Where is the national coverage? Where is the international coverage? I will keep you posting blogs to keep you all updated. Get the word out to everyone you know. Racism and segregation did not end with the Civil Rights Movement. We know that it's alive and well, some more evident than others. We experience racism in one form or another, and while it may not be as blatant as this, this is a blatant case of racism if I have EVER seen or heard of it.
Visit the above links. Sign the petition http://www.petitiononline.com/aZ51CqmR/petition.html. Do some internet research. Post blogs. Spread the word. Don't let this case fall by the wayside. This is our youth…our future. I don't know if we can EVER end it, but we damn sure need to try!
~Traycee~
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
More than just entertainers
I made my usual visit to BlackReport.com today, and saw a link to an MSNBC article about hip hop entertainers who have capitalized on their fame. I must say, it does make me proud AND happy to know that they have ventured outside of music…because in my opinion, hip hop is on a fast spiral downward (but that’s another blog). Most people, when they see rappers, they see the thug that they portray to be. But, for the Jay-Z’s, the 50 Cent’s, the Diddy’s, and even the Nelly’s…they used their fame to make them richer than rich. I mean, these guys are turning into business moguls!
This article mentioned other names I hadn’t even heard of: Checliss Rice (Big C) and Reed Baker. Now, these people aren’t on Jay-Z or 50 Cent’s level, but they are definitely working hard to join them. Shoot, I’m quite sure that Jay-Z and 50 Cent had no idea way back in their hustling days that they would one day be compared to Bill Gates and Warren Buffett (as pointed out in this article). Neither of these gentlemen earned hip hop success like the above named rappers. However, they used the foot they got them into the hip hop community’s door and worked the hell out of it.
Mr. Rice capitalized on the merchandising portion of hip hop, starting with making jerseys; and Mr. Baker is expanding his production business by “providing lavish entertainment, complete with a DJ, for events ranging from corporate gatherings to weddings.”
To read this article and see how Mr. Rice started his business, it seems so easy. But, one has to wonder, is it really that easy? I’m not sure, but I’ll be damned if I sit by without trying to find out.
There were a few things this article pointed out: “Sell customers an image, not a product…and Diversify.” Have a read; it’s a really good and informative article.
http://www.blackreport.com/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19586980/
This article mentioned other names I hadn’t even heard of: Checliss Rice (Big C) and Reed Baker. Now, these people aren’t on Jay-Z or 50 Cent’s level, but they are definitely working hard to join them. Shoot, I’m quite sure that Jay-Z and 50 Cent had no idea way back in their hustling days that they would one day be compared to Bill Gates and Warren Buffett (as pointed out in this article). Neither of these gentlemen earned hip hop success like the above named rappers. However, they used the foot they got them into the hip hop community’s door and worked the hell out of it.
Mr. Rice capitalized on the merchandising portion of hip hop, starting with making jerseys; and Mr. Baker is expanding his production business by “providing lavish entertainment, complete with a DJ, for events ranging from corporate gatherings to weddings.”
To read this article and see how Mr. Rice started his business, it seems so easy. But, one has to wonder, is it really that easy? I’m not sure, but I’ll be damned if I sit by without trying to find out.
There were a few things this article pointed out: “Sell customers an image, not a product…and Diversify.” Have a read; it’s a really good and informative article.
http://www.blackreport.com/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19586980/
~Traycee~
School is TOUGH
I'm currently in graduate school attempting to earn my MBA. I am literally on the verge of dropping out and saying to hell with it. I have never done anything so hard, tiring, and stressful in my life. Many people just think I need a break. I agree with them because I've been in school all year round since 2001...minus two summer semesters that I took off. Other than that, it's been all about school (and work of course). I am soooooooo wiped out. I'm currently in summer school now and I cannot concentrate. I've been sitting at home since about 3:30 this afternoon and have not even cracked open a text book. I wanted to graduate in May 2009, but I now know that is not possible at all. While I'm definitely taking next semester off from school, I'm up in the air about whether or not I will go back in the Spring semester. When I open my textbook or pull out some xerox papers to read various articles, not only do I cringe, I just want to cry!
Goodness, ya'll pray for me!
~Traycee~
Goodness, ya'll pray for me!
~Traycee~
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Still no word on Steffa Henry
As of June 22, 2007...a $5,000 reward has been offered for ANY information leading to Ms. Henry's whereabouts. According to an article printed on June 20, 2007, a witness came forward saying she saw Ms. Henry leave the club "with a group of people." She then got into a car with two other females. This is the same car that police are looking for: A "dark-colored four-door Acura Integra".
http://www.nbc6.net/news/13534976/detail.html
I, along with many other strangers, her family, and friends are paying for her safe return. If you're reading this and you just happen to live down in the Miami area where she disappeared, please call Crimestoppers at 1-305-471-TIPS(8477).
~Traycee~
http://www.nbc6.net/news/13534976/detail.html
I, along with many other strangers, her family, and friends are paying for her safe return. If you're reading this and you just happen to live down in the Miami area where she disappeared, please call Crimestoppers at 1-305-471-TIPS(8477).
~Traycee~
Hollywood Pregnancies
Don't worry...I won't turn into another blogger who talks about the goings-on in Hollywood. :) Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with them. But, that's not the reason I started this blog.
I only have three women to comment on:
First, we have Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon...of The Jamie Foxx Show fame (Fancy) and her character on NYPD Blue toward the end of the series' run. She's expecting TWINS! I was shocked when I saw her baby bump. I always thought she was so cute (I love her cheeks when she smiles) and I loved her on Jamie Foxx's show. She rocked on NYPD Blue. I was floored when i heard she also had a teenage son from another marriage. She looks GREAT to be 40. Mrs. Nilon, I wish you and your hubby the best with the twins. Make sure your son doesn't run too far away when the crying starts. :)
Next, there's Christina Aguilera. I absolutely love her voice! I remember the very first time that I heard her voice on the radio. I swore up and down that she was Mariah Carey. That chick can BLOW! I like how she carries herself and shes just so cute! Christina, congrats on your pregnancy. I wish you and your hubby, Jordan, the best.
Finally, there's Nicole Richie. There's so much I can say, but I won't. I read on an entertainment website how everyone was calling her a slut and saying how she'll be an unfit mother. It bothered me so much because none of these people know her personally, so how can they say that she will be an unfit mother? All they see about her is what I see...whatever is posted in the media. Nicole, I wish you the best and I hope your baby brings out the best in you. Congratulations!
Congratulations to all the mommies to be!
~Traycee~
I only have three women to comment on:
First, we have Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon...of The Jamie Foxx Show fame (Fancy) and her character on NYPD Blue toward the end of the series' run. She's expecting TWINS! I was shocked when I saw her baby bump. I always thought she was so cute (I love her cheeks when she smiles) and I loved her on Jamie Foxx's show. She rocked on NYPD Blue. I was floored when i heard she also had a teenage son from another marriage. She looks GREAT to be 40. Mrs. Nilon, I wish you and your hubby the best with the twins. Make sure your son doesn't run too far away when the crying starts. :)
Next, there's Christina Aguilera. I absolutely love her voice! I remember the very first time that I heard her voice on the radio. I swore up and down that she was Mariah Carey. That chick can BLOW! I like how she carries herself and shes just so cute! Christina, congrats on your pregnancy. I wish you and your hubby, Jordan, the best.
Finally, there's Nicole Richie. There's so much I can say, but I won't. I read on an entertainment website how everyone was calling her a slut and saying how she'll be an unfit mother. It bothered me so much because none of these people know her personally, so how can they say that she will be an unfit mother? All they see about her is what I see...whatever is posted in the media. Nicole, I wish you the best and I hope your baby brings out the best in you. Congratulations!
Congratulations to all the mommies to be!
~Traycee~
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Find Steffa Henry
There is still no word on the whereabouts of Steffa Henry, the missing college graduate from Brooklyn, NY. She's been missing since Memorial Day weekend while visiting her aunt down in Miami, FL. Miami-Dade police have tracked her cell phone signals as far as they could (so they claim), but all has been to no avail. I pray that they find this woman alive and well. Perhaps she ran away from the pressures of school. Lord knows that's what I want to do at times. While things do look dim, I believe that God is with her and is watching over her.
Please continue to spread the word around and help look for Steffa!
~Traycee
Please continue to spread the word around and help look for Steffa!
~Traycee
Monday, June 18, 2007
Where do Black MBAs stand?
http://blogs.businessweek.com/debateroom/archives/2007/06/corporations_sl.html
I found the above article regarding Black MBAs and their move, and definite lack thereof, up the corporate ladder in white America. I was shocked, but definitely not surprised, at the revelation that corporations have not improved their numbers in hiring or promoting African Americans into high ranking corporate positions in 30 years...since 'the Human Rights Commission threatened major firms with sanctions because (of) the industry’s woeful record in hiring and promoting African Americans."
I found the above article regarding Black MBAs and their move, and definite lack thereof, up the corporate ladder in white America. I was shocked, but definitely not surprised, at the revelation that corporations have not improved their numbers in hiring or promoting African Americans into high ranking corporate positions in 30 years...since 'the Human Rights Commission threatened major firms with sanctions because (of) the industry’s woeful record in hiring and promoting African Americans."
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Happy Father's Day
I wanted to take some time out and wish all of those father's that are doing what they're supposed to be doing, a very happy father's day. In this world, we have fathers and we have sperm donors. There's no need for an explanation, I believe we all know the difference. I definitely wish to tip my hat to those men who are taking care of children that are not even theirs...like my daddy. :) Additionally, happy father's day to the women who are taking on the role of mother and father.
~Traycee~
~Traycee~
Friday, June 15, 2007
Killing Dolphins???
How can you kill dolphins? Four at that? Dolphins are like one of the cutest animals in the world! How can you even consider harming them? In case you haven't heard, four dolphins washed ashore in San Diego, CA over the last few weeks. The dolphins weren't sick or dying or anything like that. The police think that maybe some fishermen might've killed them because they were eating their catch. It's so sad to know that people can kill such harmless animals. The police are offering a $2500 reward for any information.
What is this world coming to???
~Traycee~
What is this world coming to???
~Traycee~
Where's Stepha Henry? Do we REALLY not matter?
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/crime_scene/2007/06/paris.html
OK, here's my biggest pet peeve. This may seem a bit harsh, but this is how I feel. If I hurt anyone's feelings...oh well. I'm far from a racist, but come on...fair is fair.
Whenever there's a missing person that makes nationwide news, it's a blond haired, blue eyed white woman. Let me ask you, have you heard of the latest missing BLACK person? Her name is Stepha Henry. She's 22 yrs old, a recent college graduate from John Jay Criminal College, and she's been missing since Memorial Day weekend. The link above gives a story of how her story was bumped from MSNBC's broadcast lineup to feature a GOT DAYUM story on a LOCKED UP Paris Hilton.
Ms. Henry traveled from Brooklyn, NY to Miami, FL for the Memorial Day holiday to visit her aunt, like she did every year. The night she disappeared, she was being picked up from a friend (unknown to her family & friends) to go to a club before she was to return home the next day.
I'm not going to go into a long winded diatribe about how we don't get enough media attention when something happens in our community. I just want you to pass the word out that this young lady, a future lawyer, is missing. Her family & friends miss her. I don't even know her, and I miss her. I want her to get the same media frenzy as that spoiled brat Paris, but that isn't going to happen. SO, if I can do my little part and spread the word by posting a blog on MySpace, then so be it. Please send out links to my blog so others can get the word out as well. The link above, and the link below, gives a picture of Ms. Henry. Additionally, the link below actually gives background information on the case.
http://www.miamiherald.com/460/story/130052.html
I want to end this on a final note: Know who your friends are. Let your family & friends know where you are. Remember when your parents always questioned you about where you were going. Times were nearly as bad then as they are now. Let SOMEONE know where you are, and call them when you get there.
Be safe out there, and watch your back!
Your thoughts and comments...
~Traycee~
OK, here's my biggest pet peeve. This may seem a bit harsh, but this is how I feel. If I hurt anyone's feelings...oh well. I'm far from a racist, but come on...fair is fair.
Whenever there's a missing person that makes nationwide news, it's a blond haired, blue eyed white woman. Let me ask you, have you heard of the latest missing BLACK person? Her name is Stepha Henry. She's 22 yrs old, a recent college graduate from John Jay Criminal College, and she's been missing since Memorial Day weekend. The link above gives a story of how her story was bumped from MSNBC's broadcast lineup to feature a GOT DAYUM story on a LOCKED UP Paris Hilton.
Ms. Henry traveled from Brooklyn, NY to Miami, FL for the Memorial Day holiday to visit her aunt, like she did every year. The night she disappeared, she was being picked up from a friend (unknown to her family & friends) to go to a club before she was to return home the next day.
I'm not going to go into a long winded diatribe about how we don't get enough media attention when something happens in our community. I just want you to pass the word out that this young lady, a future lawyer, is missing. Her family & friends miss her. I don't even know her, and I miss her. I want her to get the same media frenzy as that spoiled brat Paris, but that isn't going to happen. SO, if I can do my little part and spread the word by posting a blog on MySpace, then so be it. Please send out links to my blog so others can get the word out as well. The link above, and the link below, gives a picture of Ms. Henry. Additionally, the link below actually gives background information on the case.
http://www.miamiherald.com/460/story/130052.html
I want to end this on a final note: Know who your friends are. Let your family & friends know where you are. Remember when your parents always questioned you about where you were going. Times were nearly as bad then as they are now. Let SOMEONE know where you are, and call them when you get there.
Be safe out there, and watch your back!
Your thoughts and comments...
~Traycee~
Welcome
Hi, and welcome to my blog. My name is Traycee Jackson, and I'd like to thank you for stepping inside of my head. :) This is my second attempt at blogging, and I'm not even sure how well this one will go. I have a page on myspace that I haven't done much with. I'm sure I'll close the account soon. I'm so busy with school (MBA student) and stressed at work (hate my job), I've lost my motivation to write. I can write damn near anything: stories, poems, cards, whatever. But, I've just been too damn busy to do the one thing that I enjoy.
I plan on doing some of everything with this blog. I'll basically write about whatever comes to my head (I guess one of the reasons blogging started LOL), post news from around the world, maybe even post some of my poetry (HUGE maybe), and who knows what else. I'm quite sure that when you check on here, you'll find some sort of crazy random thoughts as well.
I'm not too sure what my welcome should really consist of. So, I guess I'll stop. Please be sure to check back often and see how I'm doing. I'll figure out how to work all of the functions of this thing sooner or later, so please be patient.
Talk with you all soon!
~Traycee~
I plan on doing some of everything with this blog. I'll basically write about whatever comes to my head (I guess one of the reasons blogging started LOL), post news from around the world, maybe even post some of my poetry (HUGE maybe), and who knows what else. I'm quite sure that when you check on here, you'll find some sort of crazy random thoughts as well.
I'm not too sure what my welcome should really consist of. So, I guess I'll stop. Please be sure to check back often and see how I'm doing. I'll figure out how to work all of the functions of this thing sooner or later, so please be patient.
Talk with you all soon!
~Traycee~
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