Response To Antwan Pittman Being Found Guilty In The Murder Of An Edgecombe County Woman So Quickly

I am lead to believe that the defense obviously didn’t have a lot to fight with so therefore the case ended quickly. I believe that the evidence presented must have been enough that the defense could not really challenge the facts as presented nor the witnesses.

The families of the other missing/murdered women need to be patient and hope that other evidence can be linked to Antwan Pittman and that it will be strong enough to bring before the courts. It is no need to go to court with a whole lot of doubt and allow the defense to make the DA and others look like fools.

I commend the local Edgecombe, Nash and surrounding counties law enforcement whom have played a role in trying to bring some closure on the murdered and missing women saga in Edgecombe and Nash Counties.

Now the least that everyone whom are concerned about the other missing/murdered women that have not been closed can do is to pray that justice will prevail.

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Murdered and Missing Women

73 Percent Of Americans Support The ‘Buffett Rule,’ Including Two-Thirds Of Republicans

Every demographic sub-group supports President Obama’s proposed tax increase on the wealthy — known as the “Buffett Rule” — including two-thirds of Republicans, more than half of self-identified Tea Party members, and nearly three-fourths of those who make more than $100,000 a year. (Read more)

Homegoing For Dorothy Mayfield Pinetops, NC.

My condolence goes out to the Dickens/Mayfield family on the loss of your love one Dorothy Mayfield.

Script.: Read Eccles. 3 and know, “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”

Song: He Has His Hands On You – Marvin Sapp

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It’s President Obama Who Needs to ‘Stop Complaining’ and Get to Work – Source: COLORLINES

President Obama’s speech to the Congressional Black Caucus’ annual meeting this past weekend shouldn’t have even been news. As a whole, it was unremarkable. He offered up his now-standard talking points for his belated jobs bill—Republicans are hypocrites on taxes, we’ve gotta have shared sacrifice, pass this dead-on-arrival bill now, and so on. He peppered it with his usual code-switching for black audiences, prominently dropping his g’s and letting his old campaign-trail swagger shine. But all in all, it was nothing special—except for two things that tell us a great deal about this president and his relationship to our community. (Read more)

Probe continues in eight other Rocky Mount deaths – Source: WRAL

Tarboro, N.C. — A day after a jury convicted an Edgecombe County man of strangling a Rocky Mount woman and leaving her body in some woods, authorities say they are still looking into several similar cases to see if they are connected.

"The investigation into all of the other murders will continue, and we are not looking for any other suspects right now," Edgecombe County Sheriff James Knight said Friday. (Read more)

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Pittman found guilty in missing Rocky Mount woman’s death – Source: WRAL

Murdered and Missing Women

Sharpton says black leaders who criticize Obama initially backed Hillary Clinton for president

WASHINGTON — The Rev. Al Sharpton said he will lead a march in Washington next month in support of President Barack Obama’s jobs plan — and he dismissed blacks who criticize Obama over high black unemployment as having backed Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2008. (Read more)

Youth league institutes TD limit to hold back 11-year-old – Source: rivalsHIGH

Usually we try to celebrate great young athletes and their prodigious potential. In Arkansas, one youth football league is instituting a dramatic rule to hold back its brightest star, all in an attempt to level the playing field for other competitors.

According to Arkansas Fox affiliate Fox 16, 11-year-old Demias Jimerson has emerged as such a dominant running back that the Wilson Intermediate Football League he plays in has reinstated a bylaw called the "Madre Hill rule," which bars him from scoring a touchdown if he has already scored three times and his team has a lead of 14 points or more. (Read more)

Press Release: W.A. Pattillo Names Jennifer Craddock Star Teacher

Democratic Ranking Member Statement Regarding Prison Privatization Plan Ruled Unconstitutional — Rep. Darryl Rouson

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2011

 

CONTACT:  Mark Hollis

(850) 488-9622

Democratic Ranking Member Statement Regarding Prison Privatization Plan Ruled UnconstitutionalRep. Darryl Rouson (D-St. Petersburg), House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

 

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – State Rep. Darryl Rouson (D-St. Petersburg), the Democratic ranking member on the House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding a circuit court ruling that a plan to privatize 29 Florida prisons is unconstitutional in the manner it was enacted by the Florida Legislature.

 

“Today’s ruling reaffirms that it is entirely inappropriate for legislative leaders to avoid a thorough debate about a controversial issue like prison privatization by tucking it in the fine print of the state budget.

 

“Privatizing prisons in Florida, and transferring state jobs to private companies, would be a major undertaking that, if considered at all, deserves sharp scrutiny by the Legislature and in the public eye. While I do not believe privatization is inherently wrong, there should be savings to the taxpayer and no compromise of public safety. Thus, full and fair debate is necessary."

 

 

The following link is to a copy of the order by Circuit Judge Jackie Fulford in the Second Judicial Circuit, Leon County:

Judge Fulford Sept. 30 Ruling re Prison Privatization

 

 

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Judges Say Texas Can’t Move Forward With Redistricting Plans The Feds Say Are Discriminatory

A panel of three federal judges ordered Texas not to move forward with redistricting plans for both congressional and state legislative seats until they are approved in court.

Justice Department lawyers have declared in court that they believe the congressional and statehouse redistricting plans signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry have been adopted at least in part for the purpose of "diminishing the ability of citizens of the United States, on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group, to elect their preferred candidates." (Read more)

If Obama Had a Black Agenda, Would It Help Blacks? – Source: The Root

Atlantic magazine blogger Ta-Nehisi Coates weighs in on President Obama’s argument against focusing on the black community’s economic struggles. Coates agrees that a black agenda wouldn’t necessarily help the most vulnerable African Americans, but he also says it’s worth reviewing how interest groups influence policy in America. (Read more)

Breaking Their Promise To Focus On Job Creation, House GOP Proposes Slashing Job Training Programs – Source: Think Progress

House Republicans yesterday released their draft budget proposal for labor, health, and human service, which in one fell swoop revives the assault on all their favorite bugaboos, including Planned Parenthood, National Public Radio, the National Labor Relations Board, and President Obama’s health care reform law. The GOP also targeted heat subsidies that prevent low-income families from freezing in the winter, and slashed education funding by $2.4 billion. The bill also eliminates the Administration’s “Race to the Top” education reform program and reduces eligibility for Pell Grants for low-income college students. (Read more)

The September 2011 edition of Rural Policy Matters

The September 2011 edition of Rural Policy Matters includes stories about place-based learning in high-poverty schools; new policy pressures on Alabama teachers; a new sponsor for legislation to bring fairness to the Title I formulas; school discipline; poverty in the U.S.; charter school legislation; Rural School Funding News; and more…

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Facts and Figures About States With Low Rural Graduation Rates
Question: In which states are average graduation rates for rural students below the U.S. rate? (Hint: U.S. rural graduation rate is 69.2%.)

Place-Based Learning Offers Opportunities for High-Poverty Rural Schools
Place-based learning is a way for schools struggling with poverty, isolation, and limited resources to expand opportunities for students, improve achievement, and strengthen the community, all at the same time…

Rural Winners of Lenore Annenberg School Fund Grant Delve Into Place-Based Learning
Teachers in two rural elementary schools recently participated in place-based learning workshops that will help engage their students in the local community…

Alabama Teachers In Political and Legal Crosshairs
Alabama uses back-door methods to limit the political activity of teachers…

New Co-Sponsor of All Children Are Equal Act
The All Children are Equal Act in the U.S. House of Representatives has a new co-sponsor…

Don’t Miss It!
Don’t miss commentary by Marty Strange, Rural Trust Policy Director, in Education Week…

Bill Would Expand Federal Funding for Charter Schools
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would increase federal funding for charter schools…

In The ‘Size Matters’ Category…
Missouri votes to diminish accreditation status of two very small rural school districts based on student test scores…

Poverty Increasing in Most States
It’s not news, but the increase in poverty in the U.S. since 2000 is striking. This interactive map shows state-by-state 30-year trends…

Alabama Immigration Law Impacting Schools Temporarily Halted
Alabama schools will not have to document and report the immigration status of their students…

Arkansas Considers Changes to Education Programs in Youth Lockups
Arkansas lawmakers contemplate giving authority for education in juvenile justice centers to local school districts…

South Dakota Lawsuit Ends
South Dakota’s Supreme Court has found that plaintiffs did not show the state’s school system was “clearly and unmistakably” unconstitutional…

Committee Releases Initial Proposals for School Funding in Georgia
A committee to recommend changes to Georgia’s 25-year old school finance system released its initial proposals this month…

Arizona Revisits Consolidation
Arizona legislators consider consolidation options for school districts…

School District Enrollment by Locale, 2009-10
A two-graph bonus of enrollment information about U.S. schools…

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Politics News & Analysis: Is Herman Cain the GOP’s next big thing?

But Cain brings something else to the 2012 GOP nominating contest: he is a black man in a party that has battled charges of racism. (Read more)

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Wake school board member Goldman in legal dispute – Source: News & Observer

RALEIGH — Debra Goldman, a key vote on the Wake County school board, is engaged in a heated legal battle with her husband, with accusations of bad behavior on both sides.

The dispute has unfolded this month in three Wake County court filings. (Read more)

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