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where were you?

Thu, 4 Apr 2008 08:08:00 GMT

posted by sojournersplace

It's hard to believe that 40 years has past since that fateful day. It started off for me like any other day. I was sophomore in high school and that day was filled with all of the typical teenage nonsense things. Concerns about friends, relatives, and acquaintances serving Nam, somehow did not overshadow the who's going with who...she think she cute...damn, I wish I'd done my English homework...James ditched class again and ain't no way Mr. Principal not gonna put some wood to his a** when he come back. Yes, just a normal day in the hood.

And then, the announcement. School would let out early - but there would be no buses. Wow! That's weird! School out? No buses? Wonder why... Oh well, we get to go home early! Bet I get him to walk me home...won't she be mad...HA! Alright!

And then, as we walked home, we realized that something must have been up. The streets were relatively clear...but there were police everywhere, kind of escorting us all home? No, as we would find out later - trying to make sure that us black kids would no find a way to leave our small black community and find our way to the white folks just a short ride or walk away cross the track. Didn't want no trouble... DAMN! They got him, too!

He was dead...he'd been assassinated...his voice now silent...and for the rest of the walk home, so was mine.

Do you remember that day? Please share it here...

Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner('s Place) ain't got nothing more to say.

SjP

Welcome to our wikizine called "The Justice Factory"

Sun, 23 Jul 2007 09:48:50 GMT

posted by jbarrens
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "The Justice Factory". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article!

Judge pleads not guilty to sex crime charges

Tue, 3 Sep 2008 23:53:23 GMT

posted by gamasutra

A federal judge, promising a "horde of witnesses" in his defense, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he fondled a former case manager and tried to force her into a sexual act.

Jury to decide if man killed wife's teen lover

Mon, 9 Sep 2008 18:48:24 GMT

posted by gamasutra

A judge refused Tuesday to throw out a first-degree murder charge against a teacher's husband, who is accused of killing his wife's student lover.

Former professor guilty of passing military data

Tue, 3 Sep 2008 20:18:09 GMT

posted by gamasutra

A federal jury convicted a retired University of Tennessee professor Wednesday of passing sensitive information from an Air Force contract to two foreign research assistants from China and Iran.