controversies
It seems every time one racially-charged incident ends, a gender or religious controversy takes its place; Ruminate on the issues dividing our nation and world.
Let's All Erase 2020 From Our Memory Pt. 2
They say it is not RACISM, so I do not know what to call it. We tried to tell them that we MATTERED, they said we created a HATE GROUP. We decided it is time to BEAR ARMS, they called us a MILITIA GROUP. We tried to PROTEST, others came out to steal and they said we were LOOTERS.
By Toni Cunningham5 years ago in The Swamp
All have culture, so don't dismiss mine because of my color...
People are not going to be pleased with this, but, what if…..someone asked you to think? What if someone asked you to think beyond an easy descriptor, to be conscientious about you use that descriptor, and if need be, take the extra time to learn about someone you don’t know to AVOID using said descriptor?
By Moros Keene5 years ago in The Swamp
Black Lives Matter
*~Kendrick Johnson~* Kendrick Johnson was born October 10 1995, to his parent Kenneth and Jackie Johnson, he lived in Valdosta Georgia and went to Lowndes county high.. Let"s get right into it! be prepared! Jan 10 2013 was a normal day, he got up, ate breakfast and went to school. He was planning on going to a basketball game after school, his parent knew about his plans to go to the game. His mother said he was the type of kid to call her or let her know if he was going to be late. So when Kendrick never made it home on Jan 10 2013 his mother knew something was off. So around 10 pm his mother decided to go to the school to look for him. She couldn't find him around the school or anything, so around 12 am that night she called the police to file a missing persons report. So the next day there was a class being taught called life sports in the old gym. A group of students were playing on the gym mats in the far right corner of the gym. One of the students knocked a blue gym mat over and found Kendrick Johnson in the mat. Its been assumed that he was reaching for a shoe inside the mat and fell in and got stuck. Lowndes County High school supposedly made the kids pay for lockers, some kids didn't want to pay so they kept their belongings in the gym mats. They then tried to pull him out which they couldn't do so his head and neck were out when the police got there. The police put the school on lock down. I have links i'm going to post that have the actual police video https://youtu.be/JHI4Zaudbv4 ( copy and paste to youtube). I will post several links as i go. His mother was actually at the school when they found him, she was printing off missing persons flyers for Kendrick. So his mother found out about this fairly quickly! my heart breaks for this woman ya'll! As a mother i cant imagine and her nightmare only gets worse. When they got him out he was completely unrecognizable! His face looked as if it had been bashed in!! The cops screwed up big time with this one (my opinion) They didn't take a lot of stuff into evidence like they should have. They didn't take the shoe he was supposedly reaching for, there was a hoodie with blood on the sleeve (never tested), There was a blood smear on the wall by the mats (they only tested Kendrick), There was another shoe with what looked like blood on it (never tested). Within 24 hours they ruled it accidental! 24 hours Ya'll!!!!! This case makes my blood boil! The shoe he was supposedly trying to get was right under him yet it had no freakin blood on it??! They found the shoes he was wearing tucked behind his legs! It seriously looked like they were put there by someone else. The cops also waited 6 hours before calling the coroner! As far as i know they are suppose to contact the coroner directly after finding the body, to prevent any contamination of the body. Once they finally got his body out of the school, they sent it to the GBI (Georgia Bureau Of Investigations) to do the autopsy. Kendrick 1st autopsy came back that be died of POSiTIONAL ASpHYXIA. *Bull* but that was their findings! Lets get into the measurements of the mat 1st, Kendrick's shoulders were 19 inches and the mat was 14 inches Make sense of that! His father who had the same measurements tried to fit into a similar mat and could not fit. The mat was also on its side when he tried, i believe he should have turned it up to prove his point however, it still doesn't make sense that he would slide down in the mat so easily. Also if he had slide down inside the mat would it not have been wrinkled in some way? The mat was perfectly rolled. Still makes no sense to me there are a lot of holes and things police got wrong. Fast forward Kenneth and Jackie Johnson had a funeral and buried their baby. (https://youtu.be/s-qR13zzdU8After) After the funeral they still weren't excepting the findings of the GBI (neither would I) everything about it seemed fishy. Kenneth and Jackie Johnson decided to get a 2nd independent autopsy. (https://youtu.be/Su_vSiDFCCk) They exhumed Kendrick's body in June of 2013. The 2nd Autopsy revealed he died of BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA. Are you flipping kidding how did the first autopsy miss this? They also found out that someone took his organs and the funeral home replaced it with newspaper!!!! They then went on to try to sue the school i believe and i think it was dismissed. They then exhumed his body for a 2nd time for a 3rd autopsy in November of 2018. (https://youtu.be/h8aKAf9Ej1s) The finding for that one was also BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA- NON ACCIDENTAL. The family was basically told to back off after they gave them proof it wasn't a flipping accident!!! The courts dismissed the case they had because they didn't have enough evidence *rolling my eyes in disgust* 2 autopsy reports saying it was murder wasn't enough to reopen the case, and give the family the money they deserved because he was killed in that high school? Yeaaaa ok. Now lets get to the bell brothers whose father is an FBI agent and said to have helped the boys cover up Kendrick's murder. Brain Bell's girlfriend had apparently been talking to Kendrick and this led a confrontation of some sort. There is a video of kendrick being pushed in the lunch line, (https://youtu.be/BgNGCCxFsss) however i can't tell if it was Brain Bell or not just to be clear. 2 people i believe said Brandon Bell had gotten drunk at a party and told people his brother Brain was responsible for Kendrick's death. (https://youtu.be/N9_n9vXz_LM)The young Pharoah made a video with documents i assumed were given to the police. ** WARNING some of ya'll might not like his language** However no results came of those statements or documents, either because he was drunk and unreliable or the father was an FBI agent and made it go away. His family is still fighting for justice and their fights, prayers and protests go unanswered by the investigators. There is a petition going around to reopen the case. (http://chng.it/yCdmqG5sNc) U can sign the petition and fight for him with them if you would like. If anyone knows and has read up on this case and sees that i have missed something, please let me know. Kendrick Johnson's story needs to be told with respect and accuracy. All comments are welcomed with love and Zero bashing or fighting. Thank you to anyone who took the time to read this! IT is now time to get my daughter in the bathtub and say goodnight after another very long day. Everyone stay blessed! <3 ~*Keke*~
By Keli Hutchison5 years ago in The Swamp
Climate Change
Today, I find myself sitting in my room on this early November day. I have the window open and I am sweating. The area where I am right now has been hit with a warm front. It is currently 16 degrees outside (that’s Celsius, for all you Americans). Not that I am complaining, mind you. It just highlights my current concerns for what we have been doing to the planet.
By T.C. Randall5 years ago in The Swamp
Antisemitism in the Labour party?
And back in the news for the first time since the election—claims of antisemitism in the Labour Party. Funny how the—I use this term loosely—"News"-papers only seem to take an issue with Antisemitism while Keir Starmer is weeding out socialists with all the subtlety of a gardener hosing dandelions with uranium.
By Gemma White5 years ago in The Swamp
Racism In The Current Day And Age!
This is such a sensitive subject now days! Honestly it seems as though no one is listening to each other, rather they are just coming at each other. We aren't getting anywhere with all of the riots and all of the fighting and pointing fingers. You would think during these current trying times with all the deaths due to Covid-19 we all would be coming together to help one another out! Why are we so selfish in these days of tragedy? Where does racism start for a human being? How can we concur it and help others to do the same?
By Shalonda Salazar5 years ago in The Swamp
65 Days Of Holding Your Breath
The country has largely accepted a Biden victory for the U.S. election but that doesn't mean much. If the current administration doesn't transition power on accepted timelines things are bound to get much worse. I saw something from a friend that said something to the effect of, "If you have ever broken up with a narcissist, you know what's coming." I felt my shoulders physically slump when I read that, because I have done that, and I do know what is coming.
By Paige Graffunder5 years ago in The Swamp
How Does Turkmenistan have ZERO Reported Covid-19 Cases?
In order to understand the incomprehensible reality of how Turkmenistan citizens are not being allowed their basic rights as humans during this pandemic is to recognize the oppression that they have faced even since their departure from the Soviet Union in the 90s. The tyranny that these people have endured over the years is intensified in the fact that most of them don’t even know what life aside from it is like. Right now, the despotism is hiding a silent killer from the masses.
By Kassondra O'Hara5 years ago in The Swamp
