From the monthly archives: December 2010
NEW YORK, Nov 16 (IPS) – A clear majority of U.S. voters – 61 percent – would choose a punishment other than death for murder if given a choice, the Death Penalty Information Centre said recently as it released the results of “one of the most comprehensive studies ever conducted” of U.S. citizens’ views on [...]
Black farmer in field surveying his crops By John Zippert, Co-Publisher By a vote of 256 to 152, the U. S. House of Representatives passed the Claims Settlement Act of 2010 which contains $1.15 billion in funding for payment of “late claims” in the Pigford II Black farmers class action lawsuit. The Senate passed the [...]
Dr. Carol Prejean Zippert accepts Community Champion Award from ( L to R.) Larry Lee, Board Chair, and Michael Milner, Executive Director, Alabama Asset Building Coalition. The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) received the “Community Champion Award” from the Alabama Asset Building Coalition at their western regional conference held Thursday, December 2, 2010 at the [...]
Pictured above are Ms. Sarah Duncan, Dr. Barnard Layfayette and Lester Brown being honored by the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute. Two Greene County voting rights foot-soldiers, Sarah Duncan and Lester “Bop” Brown, were honored at the annual banquet of the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma. Also honored at the same event was [...]
Mrs. Bernice Young and her daughter Attorney Tamara Young Lee present Congresswoman-elect Terri Sewell (center) with a Certificate of Appreciation at recent Women’s Day Program at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. By John Zippert, Co-Publisher Congresswoman-elect Terri Sewell of the Alabama Seventh Congressional District was the guest speaker for Sunday’s Women’s Day Program at St. [...]
Frank Smith is sworn in as the Greene County School Board member for District 3 by Judge Lillie Jones-Osborne At a reconvened School Board meeting on Monday, November 29, members considered several applications and resumes for School Board member in District 3. The post became vacant when former board member Elzora Fluker was sworn in [...]
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