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Murder and Mass Incarceration are Present Day Plagues Threatening the Young Black Man in America: Stop the Violence Fighter Barbara Thurmond and her sister Earnestine Covington – co-founded Blacks Against Black Crime, Inc. in June 1991

Posted on May 20, 2012 by TerenceDicks

Below are quotes from the late Barbara A. Thurmond of Augusta, Georgia – who examined the violence issue from all sides – and realized that it is a complex issue that requires a team effort to fix. Stop the Violence … Continue reading →

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Evans, Christian, Christian faith, Christian Standard, Christian Union, Christianity, Christine Deriso, Christine Deriso: Dreams to Grow On, Christopher Andrews, Chronic Suffering, chronically unemployed, chronicle.augusta.com, Chuck Clay, chuckle, church, Church as Business, church burnings, church services, Church vs. Business, Church/Religion, churches, Cigarette, cigarette ta, Cigarette tax, Cigarette taxes, Cincinnati, circle of friends, circumstances of the crime, Citgo, Citgo gas station, cities, Citizens can help, citizens demand, citizens demand we stop criminals from walking out early, Citizens Medal, Citizens Medal recipients, citizens speak, citizenship workshops, city, civil cases, civil liberties, civil rights, Civil Rights Act, Civil Rights Act of 1964, civil rights activist, civil rights attorney, civil rights hero, Civil Rights Leader, Civil rights movement, Civil Rights Movement, Civil Rights Project, Civil Rights Project at UCLA, Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA, civil rights standards, civil rights struggle, civil rights struggle was multicolored, claimed, claimed lives, Claiming A Street Named King, claims our youngest talent through homicide, Claims racist response to violence, Clarence Alexander, Clarence Davis, Clarisa Lee, class, Class of 1968, classes, classroom, Claude Wiggleton, Claude Wiggleton Jr., clean record, Clearwater, clerk of the Georgia House office, Clerk Of The House Office, client base, climate of voters, clinical, clinical psychologists, Clint Bryant, closure, closure of numerous open-burning dumps, clouds, co-founded, co-founded Blacks Against Black Crime, co-founded Blacks Against Black Crime in 1991, co-founded Blacks Against Black Crime Inc., Co-Founder, co-founder and president of Blacks Against Black Crime, co-founder and president of Blacks Against Black Crimes Inc., co-founder of Blacks Against Black Crime, co-founder of Blacks Against Black Crime Inc., co-workers, Coach James Quarles, Coaches, coaching, coaching a baseball team, coastal Georgia, coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, cocaine, cocaine use, Cohesion, cold-blooded, cold-blooded killer, cold-blooded killers, collaboration, collect a drug debt, collect data, Collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, collective dream, college, college bound, College Park, college scholarships, college student caught in a cross-fire, college tuition, Color of Change, color of her skin, color of his skin, Colorado, ColorofChange.org, Columbia, Columbia County, Columbia County Court Calendar, Columbia County Court Calendars, Columbia County sheriff's Capt. 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Charles Walker, convicted Georgia Senate Majority Leader Charles Walker, Convicted Georgia Senator Charles Walker, convicted killer Antonio Ruffin, convicted murderer Antonio Ruffin, convicted murderer Antonio Ruffin had killed before, convicted once, convicted se, conviction, conviction overturned, Core Rights, Coretta Scott King, Cornell, Cornell Drive, Cornell Harris, Cornell Harris: Dare 2 Dream Like King, Corporate America, Corporate Greed, correct disparities, cost, cost is high, cost of firearm injuries, cost of firearm injuries in the United States, cost of firearms, cost per firearm death, cost the state, costly, couldn't wait, counseling, counsels, counted the numbers, counterproposal, Counties, country, country a better place, County, county legislative delegation, County Sheriff, county's legislative delegation, courage, Courage defined the life of Barbara Ann Thurmond, courage was an inspiration, courageous, courageous activist, court, Court Calendar, Court Calendars, Court of Law, courtroom, courts, cousins, covered, covers courts, covers crime, crack cocaine, crack-cocaine statistics, crack-cocaine stats, craving for respect, Create, created, creating, creating more a violent society, creating new life is taken so lightly, creating new life is taken so lightly that school children sing about it, Creation, Creations of FireKawand Crawford, Creative Impressions, credit for the drop in black homicides, crime, Crime Affects Our Nation, Crime and health care, Crime and the Law, crime and violence, crime can happen to someone you know or love, crime committed, crime committed against their souls, crime decrease doesn't mean anything to victim’s families, crime drugs, crime experts and political appointees to revamp sentences, crime happens to someone else, crime has since subsided, crime has wreaked on our community, Crime in America, crime in black community, crime in the black community, crime in their streets, Crime is a Societal Problem, crime is allowed in the black community, crime is in our faces, Crime is no longer someone else's problem, crime is someone else’s problem, Crime is Something That Happens to Someone Else, crime lab, crime might go up again next year, crime must STOP, crime nightmare, crime numbers might be down this year, crime prevention, crime rate, crime rate falls but not rape and sexual assault, crime rate falls except rape, crime rate is like the stock market, crime reporter, crime spree, crime traces, crime victim, crime victim’s rights, crime victims, Crime Victims Advocacy Council, crime victims and their families, crime victims and their families are treated with compassion and dignity, crime victims and their families treated with compassion and dignity, Crime Victims United of California, crime victims’ families, crime-ridden, crime. 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Johnson, depart, Department of Psychology at Augusta State University, deprived, deprived children, deprived of development, deputy, deputy prosecutor, Derek Alderman, dermatologist, describes, desensitizes young people, desensitizes young people to death, desensitizes young people to violence, desensitizing young people to death, desensitizing young people to violence, deserves, deserves America’s highest civilian honor, designed, despair, Despite, despite being poor, destitution, destruction, details how, detention, determination, deters voters, deters voters from casting ballots, deters voters from casting their ballots, Devastating, develop, develop trust, developed, developing community, developing family, developing family and community, development, Developmental Issues, Developmental Issues of Families and Community, deviance, diagnosed, diagnosis, did just that, did not attend the NAACP Convention, did not pass, did not pass state requirements, did not pass state requirements for reading and language arts, did not vote, didn't embarrass him, didn't have any say-so, didn't know how, didn't want her to have the baby, didn’t work, died, died at a very young age, died at the scene, died later at the hospital, died that day, died this summer, died too young, different technology, difficult, difficult for most people to fathom, difficulties, difficulties and challenge, dignity, dinner, direct social activism, Director, Director Of Rape Crisis And Sexual Assault Service, director of Rape Crisis and Sexual Assault Services in Augusta, director of the Victims Assistance Department of the Augusta Richmond County judicial system, Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, dirty, disabilities, disabled, disabled Navy veteran, disagreement, disappointed to learn, disciplinarians, discipline, discuss, Disgraced Georgia Sen. Charles Walker, disgraced Georgia Senate Majority Leader Charles Walker, Disgraced Georgia Senator Charles Walker, disgusted by homicides, disgusted by homicides in her community, disgusted by murder, disgusted by murders, Disney movies, disparate treatment of black victims, disparate treatment of victims, disparities, disparities among bond amounts, disparities in health outcomes, disparities in health outcomes and treatment, disproportion, disproportionate number of African-American males in Georgia prisons, disproportionate number of African-American males in prisons, disproportionate number of African-American males in prisons in the state of Georgia, disproportionate number of African-Americans in Georgia prisons, disproportionate number of black male victimizers, disproportionate number of black males in Georgia prisons, disproportionate number of black males in prisons, disproportionate number of blacks assigned to special education, disproportionate number of blacks in Georgia prisons, disproportionate number of blacks in prisons, disproportionate number of blacks in prisons in the state of Georgia, disproportionately impact low-income, disproportionately impact minorities, disrespect for the black church, disrespecting the black church, disrupted, disseminate electronic information, distance between Augusta and Birmingham, District 9 at-large seat, District Attorney, District Attorney Danny Craig, District Attorney Danny Craig has prosecuted homicide cases equitably, District Attorney Danny Craig listens to the voices of all crime victims, District Attorney of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, District of Columbia, District of Columbia Police, District Of Columbia Police Chief Charles Ramsey, Divided City, DividedCity.US, Divine Order/Decree, Divine Revelation, do not feel good about themselves, do not feel safer, do not forget, Do you know someone who you can help, Do-Over, doctorates, documented black family could not be sold, Does that sound like someone you know, doesn't even touch college tuition, doesn't take into account, doing her part, doing his part, dollar an hour, domestic cases, Domestic Violence, domestic violence cases, dominance, Domonique Benn, Don Cheeks, don't condone crime, don't have any answers, Don’t forget, Donna Brown, Donzella James, door kicked in, double standards, double standards in the criminal justice system, double standards of the criminal justice system, double standards within the justice system are contributing factors to black-on-black violence, Downsizing, Dr. Charles Bullock, Dr. Deborah Austin, Dr. James Lesher Jr., Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Behavior, Dr. Jim Cruickshanke, Dr. King might remind us that the civil rights struggle was multicolored and moving forward must be as well, Dr. King would have a few choice words for today's music, Dr. King would no doubt take note of how far we have to go, Dr. King would say we need to keep the spirit of Barbara Thurmond alive, Dr. King would take note of how far we have to go, Dr. Martin Luther King, Dr. Martin Luther King would say ‘no’ Augusta has not lived up to his dream, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Robetta McKenzie, Dr. Steve Hobbs, dragged the victim down an embankment, Dramatic Unities, drastic changes, drawn, drawn into, drawn into the daily lives of a people who lived in hideous conditions under apartheid, dream, Dream Speech, dreamed, dreams, Dreams to Grow On, drive-by, drive-by shooting, Driver, drop-out, dropping out of school, drown, drowned, Drug crime, drug deal gone bad, drug dealer, drug dealers, drug dealing, drug deals, drug debt, Drug Lords as Leaders, drug-related crime, drug-related disagreement, drug-related robbery, drugs, drugs and alcohol, duplex, During this century American justice has been a mockery for black people, during what police said, dying, each slaying, early education, earmarked, Earnestine (John) Covington, Earnestine Covington, easily recognize, East Central Georgia Learning Resources System, east 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of an American Bad Boy, effect of crime on victims, Effect of the Northern Migration on the black Family, effective, effective programs, effectively, effectiveness, effort, efforts, Eighth Amendment, Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits excessive bail or fines, Elaine and Gordon Rondeau, Elaine Mitchell, Elaine Mitchell: Powerful Words of Wisdom, Elaine Rondeau, Elders respected and honored, Eldwin Griffin, elected, Election, Election Day, Electoral College, electronic government information, elementary school, eliminate injury, eliminate injury where people learn, eliminate injury where people live, eliminate injury where people play, eliminate injury where people work, eliminate violence where people learn, eliminate violence where people live, eliminate violence where people play, eliminate violence where people work, Elitism, Elmer Singley, Elouise Golphin, Elouise Golphin: Poetry for All Reasons, Emancipation on the Black Family, Embarrassment, emergent telemedicine 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your grandchildren, enlisting in the Army, enraged, ensure, Entered into rest, Entry, environment, environmental, Environmental Justice, environmental pollutants, Environmental Racism, epidemic, epidemic of black violence, epidemic of black-on-black violence, epidemic of teen pregnancy, equal education, equal justice, equal rights, equity, equity and well-being, Erich Olaf Tate, Erich Olaf Tate pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic guns, Ericka (Jessie) Covington-Wright, Ericka Covington-Wright, Ernest (Angela) Covington, Ernest Covington, Ernest Thurmond, Erroneous Publicity, escalating violence, escaped, espoused, Essence Award, Essence Award from Essence Magazine, Essence Magazine, established, Established brotherhood, established rules, estates, esteem, Estella Wright, Estelle Wright, estimated, estranged husband, ethical conduct, Eunice Harris, Eunice Harris: Love Pearls, Evan Tanks Johnson, Evans, Evans murder victim Gary Collins, Evans murder victim Gary Collins remembered, even a blind person could see, evening church service, Event, eventually, eventually convicted, every book they read, Every two seconds a gun comes off the American assembly line, Every two seconds a gun comes off the assembly line in America, every word, everyday Americans making a difference, everyday embarrassment, Everyone, Everyone must find and play a role in the development of the community, everyone who cares about our youth, everything, evil, Evil ALEC laws, Evil Apartheid, evils of oppression, evils of poverty, evils of racism, evils of slavery and evils of militarism, evils of the past, evolving here, ex-boyfriend, example of courage, examples, exception to the rule, excessive, excessive bail, excessive bail or fines, excessive crime, excessive fines, exchange, exchange for food, Exchange Value of Children, excited, excuses, exemplary deeds, exempt, Exodus From Pity to Power, expanded, expansions, expected, Experiences, express themselves, expressing concern about their safety, Expression of Love, Extending education into the African American community, extraordinary Americans, Eyes of a Child, eyes of children, face, face of youth violence, Facebook page, facing charges, facing murder and weapon charges, fact, facts, fail, failure, Failure to Give Back, Faint-heartedness, fairness, Faith, faith in the criminal justice system, falling, Falling Stars, Falling Stars: Air Crashes that Filled Rock & Roll Heaven, families, families cannot begin the healing process, families headed by a single females, families of those killed, families of those killed by Georgia's guns, families of those wounded, families of those wounded by Georgia's guns, families who lost a loved one, Families with Adolescents, Family, Family And Community, Family and Community Book Fair, Family and Community Book Fair at Murphey Middle School, Family and Community the African American Experience, family and individual development, family bond, family bonding, family bonds, Family 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feeling in the black community, Feelings, feelings about life and death, feelings about life and death are different, feisty spirit, felonies, felons, felons convicted a second time, felony, felony assault, felony charges, felt, felt a sharp pain, Females, females became dominant, Few Positive Images for Youth, fewer, fi, fiancée, fidgeting, fifty percent chance of being right, fight, fight against cancer, fight crime, fight for better gun control, fight for better gun control. better gun control, fight the bill, fight violence, fight violent crime, fighting, fighting cancer, Fighting Disease, fighting militarism, fighting oppression, fighting poverty, fighting Racism, fighting slavery, fights disease, figures, filling a wading pool, filth, filthy, final result, finally convicted, financial, financial advice, financial assistance, financial assistance for burial of crime victim, find a candidate, find love in the world, fines, finger-paint, firearm, firearm fatality, firearm injuries, firearms, firearms escalated, fired, fired a gun, fired a pistol, fired a revolver, fired handgun, First, First Christian Church, first encountered, first-grader, first-graders, firsthand, fistfight, fix, flame, fled the inner city, flowers schoolwork under refrigerator magnets, flyer, flying kites, focus, focus on victims, follow-up, follow-up to the Million Youth Movement, followed them, food, For now, for resentment, For whom does the bell of victimization toll, force, forced, forcing, forever, forgave, forget the people they represent, forgive, form to fill out, former, Former Augusta Judicial Circuit D.A. Danny Craig, former Augusta Mayor Ed McIntyre, former Augusta police officer, former Augusta Police Officer Frank Howard, former city police officer, former congressional candidate, Former Georgia Sen. Charles Walker, Former Georgia Senator Charles Walker, Former Neonatal ICU nurse, former police officer, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, former WAGT-TV anchor, former WAGT-TV anchor Rich Everitt, Fort Gordon, Fort Valley, Forty authors from the Southeast, foster equity, foster equity where people learn, foster equity where people live, foster equity where people play, foster equity where people work, fostering learning, fought fiercely, found, found by her brother, found dead, found dead of a gunshot wound, found floating in Lake Olmstead, found guilty, found not guilty, found shot, foundation, Foundations, founded, Founder, four grandchildren, fragile, fragile ego and a gun are ingredients for a homicide, fragile ego and a gun are ingredients for a murder, Frank Howard, Frank Johnson, Frank Johnson Sr., Frank M. Johnson, fraternities, Fraud, Free, Free at Last, free from poverty, free to walk the streets, freed from jail, freedmen, freedmen vote, Freedom, freedom and civil liberty, freedom fighter, Freedom Parkway, freedoms, freedoms and civil liberties, Friday August 25 2006, Friday September 1, Friday September 1 2006, friend, Friends, Friends and Diverse Neighbors, Friends may call the residence, friendship, From Bliss to a Blizzard, From Colored Water Till Now, front door of the apartment had been kicked in, Front Row Seat, frontal assault on black youth, Fruit of Life/Living, frustrated, frustration, fulfillment, fulfillment of duties, full agenda, Function, fundamental commitment to human rights, fundamental rights for all crime victims, funded, funds for burial, funeral, funeral homes, Funeral Services, Further victimization against blacks then occurs in the court system, future, G.K. Chesterton, GA, GA state Board of Pardons and Paroles, GA state Sen. Donzella James, galvanize the community, galvanize the community against violence, gang-reduction zones, gang-related, gang-related apartment shooting, Garden City, Gary Collins, Gary Collins killed, Gary Collins murdered, Gary Payne, Gas Station, gatfl.org, gathered, gathered at the church, gave birth to a baby boy, gave birth to a baby girl, gay marriage, Gender, General, General Assembly, general manager, general manager of the James Brown Arena, genocide, genocide through our music, gentle, Gents Technology Services, Geographic, George, George (Deidra) Johnson, George (Deidra) Johnson II, George Johnson, George Johnson II, Georgia, Georgia 10th Congressional District, Georgia Assistive Technology Act, Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials, Georgia black males make up 30 percent of the state's population and 70 percent of the state's prison population, Georgia blacks make up 30 percent of the state's population and 70 percent of the state's prison population, Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, Georgia Capitol, Georgia Capitol dome, Georgia Center for Children and Education, Georgia Center for Children and Education, Inc., Georgia cities, Georgia city, Georgia colleges, Georgia Democratic leadership, Georgia elected officials protect gun manufacturers, Georgia General Assembly website, Georgia gun crimes, Georgia gun sales, Georgia gun violence, Georgia gunrunners take toll on state, Georgia gunrunning, Georgia House, Georgia House Bill 162, Georgia House Bill 62, Georgia House Bill 96, Georgia House Health and Ecology Committee, Georgia House of Representatives, Georgia is a high-volume gun state, Georgia is the gun belt, Georgia is the gun belt of America, Georgia is the gun-running state, Georgia is the nation’s gun-running state, Georgia labor camp, Georgia law protects the gun industry, Georgia lawmakers, Georgia lawmakers protect gun manufacturers, Georgia leads the nation in gunrunning, Georgia Learning Resources System, Georgia Legal Services, Georgia Legal Services Program, Georgia Legislature, Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault, Georgia on March 19 1950, Georgia physicians, Georgia prohibits cities from suing gun manufacturers, Georgia protects gun manufacturers, Georgia Psychological Association, Georgia recently passed a law prohibiting cities from suing gun manufacturers, Georgia Reconstruction, Georgia Relay Service, Georgia Rep. 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South African-like Apartheid Practices by Some White and Black Charter Schools in America: The Nonprofit Georgia Center for Children and Education is Concerned That Segregation Has Returned in America – Despite Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka – Some “Cream of the Crop”-Seeking Charter Schools are Weeding Out Minorities and Low-Income Students and Instead are Often Enrolling Wealthy Mostly White Students

Posted on March 21, 2012 by TerenceDicks

There is an alarming, disturbing trend in public education – the return of Segregation in Charter Schools Segregation has returned in America – this despite the historic lawsuit “Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka” – a landmark decision of … Continue reading →

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