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NAACP President Calls for Healing in Americus The 31st Annual Freedom Fund Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2007. Healing the racial divide in Sumter County will be highlighted according to John D Marshall, MD, branch president. We are told to expect sweeping changes in leadership that will be announced at the banquet. Marshall says, “The message from the disaster in Americus is for all of us to stop and rethink how we do things. By doing this, we will make Americus a beloved community.” |
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CAST THE FIRST STONE Charlotte Cotton : CAO of Americus James L. Bryant, Jr. I would like to extend my condolences to all the people who lost their homes, businesses, and jobs due to this month’s deadly tornado; especially to the families who lost loved ones during the storm. My thoughts and prayers are definitely with you during your time of bereavement. While I realize some of our citizens are still in the midst of trying to cope with the most devastating natural disaster to ever hit Americus, the news must go on and here are a few thoughts to ponder as we attempt to move forward. |
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I Wonder Why Our Government is Looking the Other Way Mathis "Mat" Wright, Jr. As U.S. companies continue to shut-down these same companies open-up new ones in other countries. They are out-sourcing jobs to foreign countries that should stay in America for American workers. Our government, continue to "Blow Smoke" up our noses, saying "the Economy is doing just fine." Recently their own lies caught-up to them, when the stock market had a steady drop. How can we believe the lies? |
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“Conquer It, Steal It or Plant a Seed” RIDGELY
MUHAMMAD,Ph.D A Black owned conference center called “Franklinton Center at Bricks” in Whitakers, NC was the scene of the 9th Annual Black Land Loss Summit held February 16th -18th. The theme of this year’s conference was “Returning Black Farmers to the Land: A Gathering of Minds to Develop a New Strategy”. The emphasis was on implementation of solutions and not just describing the problem. |
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Use Your Heads ELIZABETH DEDE When I was a kid, my mother had all kinds of pithy sayings, which I figure she inherited from my Polish grandmother, who spoke in Polish with her sisters. While I didn’t understand their conversations, it always sounded colorful, poetic, and lively—much like the poetry of the conversational, African American South. |
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A step toward racial healing? FinalCall.com While it is regrettable that so far only one state—Virginia—has taken any step at all toward offering an apology for slavery, there is much to applaud in the unanimous decision by the Virginia House of Delegates February 2, expressing “profound regret” for Virginia’s role in the slave trade. A similar measure also cleared a state Senate committee. |
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