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#PhilandoCastile murder trial
Most people don't want to hear this but we black people must be better involved with government...A quick search engine query returned that Ramsey county where the murder trial of Philando Castile was held has a diverse population 36% are people of color (and there's a lot of Ethiopians and Somalis immigrants) but low voter turnout...
If people aren't even voting there's less chance of being called for jury duty. This jury had 1 black American male and 1 Ethiopian-American woman... that's 1 man who may have shared Castile's perspective of what it's like to be a black man in America - the rest of the jury were middle-aged white men and women. While we hope a jury can be impartial at least and empathetic at best when viewing evidence - not everyone shares a perspective that would allow them to view evidence the same way.
By now we should stop being surprised that the system is failing black people... black people who are not involved in government - at the very least by voting and serving on juries are failing the black community. Let's stop being surprised and get involved; let's teach the next generation how to shape a government that works for them, not against them.
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I thought juries were chosen, and lawyers battle over who to choose and i find in these cases, a pro system jury is always selected
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I've served on a jury. It was a murder trial. We acquitted the young (black) man. Not enough evidence. When we are present - we are the system.
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hmmm good point.
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Photo credit: JOE JONES, NAN MICHIGAN
Rev. Charles Williams II and NAN Michigan held press conference June 12, 2017 urging Radio One Detroit to Cancel its prospective Sale to Crawford Media
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"Radio One Detroit has agreed to sell its WCHB AM 1200 NewsTalk station to Birmingham, Ala.-based Crawford Broadcasting Co. for an undisclosed amount, the radio cluster announced Wednesday.
The deal, expected to close within 90 days, includes the dial signal and radio tower in Romulus. NewsTalk 1200 airs simultaneously on 99.9 FM, which is owned by Radio One Detroit."
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sometimes people make it too complicated in the usa. asking someone not to go for money in a country founded for money, that is why natives were annihilated, so whites could have free land. money is not merely a system, it is the life's blood of the usa and as such, when people want fiscal choices to not be done, the best solution is a counter deal
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I have no counter-argument for all that you've written. I wish I did... It would mean we now live in a utopia..
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I say a monetopia:)
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National Action Network Goes Live!
Impact TV logoNational Action Network founded by Reverend Al Sharpton will go live across the nation on Saturday, June 10, 2017 as the newest addition to the growing scheduled line-up on Impact TV.
In a press release distributed through PR Newswire, the civil rights leader, Reverend Al Sharpton, is expected to preach from the scriptures, talk about the state of civil rights in the U.S. and bring a message that is intended to lift spirits toward action.
National Action Network will broadcast live at 10 AM EDT from House of Justice in Harlem, New York on the 100 percent African American-owned and operated Christian television network founded by Bishop Wayne T. Jackson and Dr. Beverly Y. Jackson in 2010. You may recall, Bishop Jackson hosted the then Republican Presidential candidate nominee, Donald J. Trump, for a one-on-one interview that aired on Impact TV last September.
Impact TV is available on cable & satellite television providers Comcast Xfinity, Dish, DirectTV, Charter Spectrum and Time Warner Spectrum. Check your local listings for availability
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Here I thought Rev Al, would lose prominence after Obama left office...
But I was unaware of the 100% Black-owned TV Network. This is good news. Hey @harry brown, what do you think of Bishop Wayne T. Jackson?
Another example of the Black Church positively impact the lives of Black Women and Men.
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@Troy hahaha! I guess you'd have to be a church-goer to believe that one. The black church is no friend to black women. Any woman who can't see that is very much brainwashed about African antiquity and how it relates to spirituality. Remember the black church arose out of U.S slavery... not from African practices.
But here's where I do give credit to the black church as I do HBCUs - both are a dominate force in black media. You will find I give a lot space to the black church and its activities -on The LeadStory because the black church as a medium is the conscience of Main Stream Media
By the way, Bishop Jackson is the same man who did a one-on-one interview with 45 when he was a candidate.
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good status side dialog
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