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April 2011 Blog Posts (40)

$2.6 million in kickbacks while imprisoning children, often without any access to a lawyer...

As many as 5,000 children in Pennsylvania have been found guilty, and up to 2,000 of them jailed, by two corrupt judges who received kickbacks from the builders and owners of private prison facilities that benefited. The two judges pleaded guilty in this stunning case of greed and…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 16, 2011 at 1:14am — No Comments

A member of the Delta Chi fraternity at Northern Arizona University was arrested and accused of selling illegal drugs



A member of the Delta Chi fraternity at Northern Arizona University was arrested Wednesday and accused of selling illegal drugs, police said.

Police have concluded that recent activities occurring at the Delta Chi house at 318 S. Humphrey's St., which include aggravated assault and threats with weapons, stemmed from members of the residence selling illegal drugs, Sgt. James Jackson said.

Michael Weiss, 19, of the Delta house, was arrested and charged with the sale of…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 14, 2011 at 8:29pm — No Comments

Couple accused of keeping kids in a cage.

VANCOUVER, Wash. - A Vancouver couple accused of keeping two young children caged in a room have been arrested.

Clark County jail records show that 30-year-old John Eckhart and 26-year-old Alayna Higdon are accused of unlawful imprisonment and second-degree criminal mistreatment. The couple made an initial court appearance Wednesday, and a judge…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 14, 2011 at 8:25pm — No Comments

5-year-old girl took a bag of marijuana on a bus bound for her school

NORCROSS, Ga. -- Police say a 5-year-old girl took a bag of marijuana on a bus bound for her school, La Petite Academy, in suburban Atlanta.



Gwinnett County police say the girl had the drugs in a book bag when the bus driver noticed a "funny" smell on her clothing.



Authorities say when the bus driver told the girl she smelled funny, she pulled a bag of marijuana from her book bag. Police said in a report the child told the bus driver that "her mommy put it in there."… Continue

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 14, 2011 at 8:23pm — No Comments

THINGS YOUR BURGLAR WON'T TELL YOU

 

1. Of  course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your  carpets , painting your shutters, or delivering your new  refrigerator.

 

2. Hey, thanks for letting me  use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I  was in there, I unlatched the back window to make my return a little  easier.

 

3. Love those flowers. That  tells me you have taste... and taste means there are nice things  inside. Those yard toys your kids leave out always…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 13, 2011 at 8:56am — No Comments

Newark Host Baby Shower for Moms in Need posted by: Ann Bibby





The second annual Newark Community Baby Shower demonstrates that community spirit lives in spite of the recession and politicians who can't see the people connected to the budgets they cut.



The baby shower grew out of Mayor Cory Booker's 2003 initiative Newark Now, a program designed to empower Newark residents by providing them with the tools, skill and means to improve their neighborhoods.



In cooperation with K.I.D.S (Kids in Distressed… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 13, 2011 at 5:35am — No Comments

Actor Ian McKellen Tours British Schools to Fight Anti-Gay Bullying posted by: Steve Williams



British actor Sir Ian McKellen, known as a celebrated theater actor and also for his starring roles in films like Gods and Monsters, The Lord of the Rings and X-Men, has embarked on a nationwide "role model" tour of Britain's… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 13, 2011 at 5:16am — No Comments

Want a Birth Certificate? First Tell Us If You've Ever Had an Abortion posted by: Robin Marty



In the days after giving birth a new mother is sleep deprived, emotional, exhausted, and hormonal.  Which makes her a perfect target for intrusive questions about her private life in the guise of bureaucracy.



One woman in Louisiana, however,… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 13, 2011 at 4:52am — No Comments

BLACK ACTIVISTS CONVENE "NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AND UNITY" ON SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2011



-- To Be Recognized in over 60 U.S. Cities and Abroad --

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Saturday, April 23rd promises to be a big day as Blacks nationally and worldwide take to the streets to join the…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 12, 2011 at 8:58am — No Comments

The National Black TEEN Empowerment Expo: New Youth Movements, a Year in Review and Moving Forward

You are receiving this email because of your relationshThis newsletter now reaches about 65,000 each month, and we hope you, too, will join us in our growing, urgent efforts to build better communities for our children, TEENS and young adults.  You can help by simply forwarding this email to your contacts.  

 

“By taking matters into our own hearts and hands, we will build brighter futures for and with our…

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Added by R. Lee Gordon on April 11, 2011 at 8:50pm — No Comments

Daddy's Girl

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 11, 2011 at 4:52pm — No Comments

SABRINA JOHNSON:You let them beat my son | lostangels1

Sabrina Johnson is one of those people that hold a title within the system as *the Associate Warden of health Care* at Corcoran State Prison in California. I wonder how she got that title, because she sure don’t care about the abuses that go on within the Hospital or prison . Here is a statement

@Carol Leonard…
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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 11, 2011 at 1:39pm — No Comments

Abusive Teenage Relationships on the Rise Written by Gayle White

Thompson High School student Shakira Hudson was 15 when she was killed.  Audrey Atkinson of Covington was 19. Jasmine Harris of Atlanta was 17 and pregnant.

All three died in 2010. Boyfriends or ex-boyfriends were charged with their murders.

The girls’ deaths were among 130 recorded by the Georgia Commission on Family Violence and the Georgia…
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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 11, 2011 at 10:06am — No Comments

USA - LATINO BROTHELS - ENSLAVED IN AMERICA

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 11, 2011 at 10:04am — No Comments

Protect teen victims in sex trafficking



Change in state law would create funds for support services. The 28-year-old Minnesota pimp met the teenager in 2008 and recruited her to perform sex with his paying customers. The teen lived with the pimp and others for two months, working in the sex trade here and…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 11, 2011 at 10:02am — No Comments

Our Mission Statement

MISSION STATEMENT

It is our mission to be a force for positive change and inspire others to greatness.

We will trust our dreams and be the prisoner of nothing. We will strive to continually invent the future out of our imagination rather than be victims of the…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 4, 2011 at 3:58pm — No Comments

WHAT we do.................

Our movement is striving to educate the youth about the dangers of gangs, violence and drugs and that there are many alternatives to the “gang bangin, thug, drug husslin, street” life. Our focus is true stories of people who used to be involved in the gang, thug, drug, abusive street life and how living/surviving the street life has affected their lives, the lives of others, how… Continue

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 4, 2011 at 3:55pm — No Comments

That's why they never saw little me

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 2, 2011 at 7:31am — No Comments

SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN



I'm the child that no-one see's,…
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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 2, 2011 at 6:34am — No Comments

Tammy's teddy



Flashing lights of neon blue, sirens loudly roared

Neighbours gathered in the street

Wondering if anybody saw?

Confusion as the ambulance opens wide it's doors

She's carried out under white cotton sheets

As her teddy falls to the…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 2, 2011 at 6:32am — No Comments

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