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Mississippi Man Killed 4 Being Black

Earlier this month in Jackson, Mississippi, an African American man by the name of James Craig Anderson (above left), age 49 years old, lost his life 2 a ignorant and racist act. A White teenager by the name of Deryl Dedmon (above right), used his Ford F250 pickup truck to run over and kill Mr. Anderson. This horrible incident was caught on a department stores parking lot video camera surveillance and thank God it was! Which is why I'm having trouble understanding why this young man is even having a trial? He and his friends were caught red-handed on tape brutally beating and then murdering a human being all while chanting racial epithets of "White Power" according 2 witnesses. Why is there a need to prove the case when the courts already have hard core evidence to put him under the jail?

"This was a crime of hate," Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith told CNN in a report aired Sunday. "The evidence will show that." The two 18-year-olds drove 15 miles 2 Jackson in search of a black man 2 attack, prosecutors said. At least 5 other teens are believed 2 have been with the 2 at the time, but none has been charged.

On a Facebook page set up by Dedmon’s supporters, the teen’s great aunt said, “He is not a racist or a murderer…. If anything, he is being tried by the media, suffering from reverse racism and placed in jail without bond. I am sick of the race card.”

How is what her nephew did not murder? He beat and ran over a human being with his truck until he was dead! How is her nephew not a racist when witnesses confessed the use of racial slurs by the teenagers as they were carrying out their killing spree! Why is the media 2 blame? 4 covering national news and making every 1 aware that the state of Mississippi hasn't changed much since the Emmet Till days? And honestly, if the great aunt is crying out that her nephew is Innocent of these crimes -- then it becomes even more obvious of where the teen gets his racist thinking/ways from.

All children when born in 2 this world are completely ignorant. They know nothing until it is taught 2 them. Like a computer that's fed codes in order 2 make it 'act' how we want it too. So when you have a bunch of racist people having babies, what do you think those Innocent children are going 2 learn growing up in a house hold like this? And the cycle continues on and on and on like a broken record.

I've traveled through the state of Mississippi once before and I'll gladly profess that it is a state I will NEVER go back too. My spouse and I were lost and needed directions 2 get back to the highway. We walked in 2 a store that looked like a run down shack. The town was small and there were only dirt roads to walk on no sidewalks. We entered the store smiling as we always do, but we were met with frowns. Immediately, the cashier ducked behind the counter. We looked in the other girl's direction who stood in complete shock as if she saw a ghost, then she turned her back to us without a word. The cashier gave us directions all while hiding behind the counter and never making face-2-face contact. We couldn't come up with any other reason of why we were treated like we had diseases, other than the fact that we were Black in Mississippi.

This story is very much true and a testimony to how racist people can be. But most racism stems from the history of this country and how it privileges white people and disadvantages people of color. It’s alive and well today, and even worsening with the widening racial wealth gap, which has reached record highs thanks to a recession that has hit people of color hardest.

There is a lot of work that must be done in the Southern states who live as if slavery still exists. With that said we should start with justice 4, James Craig Anderson. A man who did nothing but mind his business but was made an example 4 all of the world 2 know that racism is still alive and well in 2011.

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North Carolina Women Sterilized After Birth Without Knowing...

Elaine Riddick is 1 of the 7,600 victims that were sterilized in the state of North Carolina without knowing. At the age of 14 years old the state of North Carolina deemed Ms. Riddick unfit 2 have any more children. She became pregnant after a neighbor who was 10 years her senior raped her, and when time came 2 deliver her baby through a cesarean section, unbeknownst 2 her, doctors also sterilized her.

The state of North Carolina sterilized her because they declared her as mentally deficient, or “feebleminded” as official records note. Riddick, along with the estimated 2,000 victims of North Carolina’s forced sterilization program that are still alive today, will have 2 wait until February 2012 to find out whether they’ll be compensated or not.

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Watch the video below 2 get a better understanding of what these victims endured.

Customer Service Humor Quote.....

If you can master the art of dealing with customer's emotions (above), then you should earn the medical degree of a therapist!

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91-year-old Found with 2 Corpses in her Home!

(Jean Stevens holds a photo of her and her dead husband)

A 91-year-old woman found living with the corpses of her husband and twin sister will be allowed 2 keep them if she installs a mausoleum or crypt, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Jean Stevens has indicated through her attorney that she plans to build an above ground vault on her property 2 store the bodies of James Stevens and June Stevens, according 2 Bradford County District Attorney Daniel Barrett.

"If she does that, the bodies will be released 4 that purpose," he said.

Stevens previously told The Associated Press that she kept the embalmed remains of her loved ones because she wanted 2 be able 2 see them and talk to them. She also said she's claustrophobic and couldn't stand the thought of their bodies in caskets in the ground.

State police discovered the corpses in mid-June. The body of James Stevens was on a couch in the detached garage, and the body of June Stevens was on a couch in a spare room off the bedroom.

Stevens had them dug up shortly after they died - James in 1999 and June in October -and tended 2 their remains at her rural property outside the northern Pennsylvania town of Wyalusing.

A decision on charges could be made as early as Friday, and authorities are looking in 2 several possible violations, including misdemeanor abuse of a corpse. There was also possible summary violations of the state health code, which regulates how bodies must be disinterred.

Police haven't said who retrieved the bodies.

Ummmmmmmmm.......how did she take the smell of dead bodies in her home? How could she watch the skin from the bodies deteriorate until bone was exposed? I understand missing your loved 1's, but this was going a bit far.

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If you want 2 see the news clip 2 this article, click here: http://video.ap.org/?t=By%20Section/U.S.&p=&f=NVLAS&g=0706dv_living_corpses

Does Hard Work Really Pay Off?

Growing up your parents try 2 prepare you 4 the 'real world', by teaching the facts of life. "Make sure you keep your grades up." "Make sure you go 2 a good college." "Make sure you always do your best, in order 2 be the best at whatever you do." "Strive 4 success." "Hard work pays off."

Really? Does hard work really pay off? Does trying your absolute best guarantee you success? In some cases, this may be true. But what about other cases, when you work hard and give 100% at all times, and you continue 2 be screwed over? Sometimes you're screwed over so much, that you have 2 stop and look at yourself 2 make sure you're not the 1 who's screwed up! Does any of this sound familiar 2 you?

From experience, I've learned that giving 100% hard work and dedication can sometimes be detrimental 2 your survival. Imagine this: Going 4 a position, being told you have the skills 4 the position, being told that you must train 4 the position 4 2 weeks 1st (for no pay of course) and then you'll be hired. Then, after giving 100% hard work and dedication, and even doing your soon-2-be bosses job better then him or her, you're told that you're no longer good enough 4 the position. Has this ever happened 2 you? Has your intellect, positive work ethic and ability 2 do a job better then most, resulted in a firing, demotion or just plain being used?

What do you think would bring on such a horrible action? You know you've done your best, and is repeatedly told by the higher authority that you're phenomenal, perfect, a leader and great at what you do -- but you need more experience at being perfect. Huh? Wouldn't that puzzle you 2?

My conclusion 2 much of this madness, is that there are some authority figures who fear strong, intelligent, phenomenal individuals. You being the way you are is a threat 2 their existence. They fear if they bring you on board, that you might up show them, and make it look like they're not doing their job -- or maybe they're more afraid that you might take their place instead.

So what should you do? Should you not give 100% on the job, in order 2 appear weak so you won't pose a threat? Should you kiss ass? Should you play dumb 2 make the boss feel like they're smarter then you? Or should you just be less vocal in the workplace?

Yea, I know. This all sounds pretty ridiculous doesn't it? It sort of feels like slavery, when ole massa forbid the Africans from reading and writing, 4 fear the Africans would gain 2 much knowledge and somehow become smarter and wiser. But I'm already smart and wise, and degrading 1's self 2 build another person up should never be an option. Never!

So should you find yourself in a situation such as this, hold your head high and remember your worth. Take the experience as a mental note 2 make you stronger, and know that there is something much better waiting 4 you. And don't worry, those that treat people poorly because of the power they hold will never prevail. Remember that.

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