Comments on: Epilogue: How many angry Black folks does it take to help the career of one journalist? http://blackinformant.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/epilogue-how-many-angry-black-folks-does-it-take-to-help-the-career-of-one-journalist/ African-American culture, news commentary, politics Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:20:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Duane http://blackinformant.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/epilogue-how-many-angry-black-folks-does-it-take-to-help-the-career-of-one-journalist/#comment-4239 Duane Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:21:38 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/03/29/epilogue-how-many-angry-black-folks-does-it-take-to-help-the-career-of-one-journalist/#comment-4239 <i>since none of my posts to this site are ever posted</i> They are never posted because of one of two reasons: 1 - You are getting error messages from my server (a problem that I am still working on) 2 - You do not leave any comments. If its #1, after typing in your comment, highlight it and copy it (just in case you get the "500 internal server message" again. Try it again and it should work. <i>Sorry, but I am a bit confused </i> Then why comment because your comment clearly added no substance. Please give it another try. since none of my posts to this site are ever posted

They are never posted because of one of two reasons:

1 - You are getting error messages from my server (a problem that I am still working on)

2 - You do not leave any comments.

If its #1, after typing in your comment, highlight it and copy it (just in case you get the “500 internal server message” again. Try it again and it should work.

Sorry, but I am a bit confused

Then why comment because your comment clearly added no substance. Please give it another try.

]]> By: cassandra2 http://blackinformant.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/epilogue-how-many-angry-black-folks-does-it-take-to-help-the-career-of-one-journalist/#comment-4238 cassandra2 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:40:20 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/03/29/epilogue-how-many-angry-black-folks-does-it-take-to-help-the-career-of-one-journalist/#comment-4238 Sorry, but I am a bit confused on the topic since none of my posts to this site are ever posted, but local media comes up with my insights anyway. (And not just in this hole.) Reign in your own clowns (if you can) before you go pointing fingers at the other "groups" of so called journalists white and black and others. Sorry, but I am a bit confused on the topic since none of my posts to this site are ever posted, but local media comes up with my insights anyway. (And not just in this hole.)

Reign in your own clowns (if you can) before you go pointing fingers at the other “groups” of so called journalists white and black and others.

]]> By: Diana Thomas http://blackinformant.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/epilogue-how-many-angry-black-folks-does-it-take-to-help-the-career-of-one-journalist/#comment-4237 Diana Thomas Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:31:30 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/03/29/epilogue-how-many-angry-black-folks-does-it-take-to-help-the-career-of-one-journalist/#comment-4237 I'd like information on becoming a member of Concerned Citizens for Racial Equality I’d like information on becoming a member of Concerned Citizens for Racial Equality

]]> By: Duane http://blackinformant.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/epilogue-how-many-angry-black-folks-does-it-take-to-help-the-career-of-one-journalist/#comment-4236 Duane Sun, 01 Apr 2007 22:17:42 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/03/29/epilogue-how-many-angry-black-folks-does-it-take-to-help-the-career-of-one-journalist/#comment-4236 <i>The Texas chapter of the NAACP is actively involved with the Cotton case.</i> Unless Gary Waite is with the ACLU, the article mentions nothing of this claim. Sepialove, Will do. The Texas chapter of the NAACP is actively involved with the Cotton case.

Unless Gary Waite is with the ACLU, the article mentions nothing of this claim.

Sepialove,

Will do.

]]> By: Sepialove http://blackinformant.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/epilogue-how-many-angry-black-folks-does-it-take-to-help-the-career-of-one-journalist/#comment-4235 Sepialove Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:14:32 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/03/29/epilogue-how-many-angry-black-folks-does-it-take-to-help-the-career-of-one-journalist/#comment-4235 There is alot of information from the DA's side that has been banded about as FACT on this case. If you want TRUTH, listen to my interview with Ms. Cotton and Brenda Cherry, the founder of the Concerned Citizens for Racial Equality. http://www.dryerbuzz.com/ (Especially listen to the interview w/ Allan Hubbard - DA's Media Rep) Mr. Hubbard says one thing to the Black community, yet says something else to the WIDER community. Truth is TRUTH and it doesn't have a color. Be blessed, Sepialove There is alot of information from the DA’s side that has been banded about as FACT on this case. If you want TRUTH, listen to my interview with Ms. Cotton and Brenda Cherry, the founder of the Concerned Citizens for Racial Equality.

http://www.dryerbuzz.com/ (Especially listen to the interview w/ Allan Hubbard - DA’s Media Rep)

Mr. Hubbard says one thing to the Black community, yet says something else to the WIDER community.

Truth is TRUTH and it doesn’t have a color.

Be blessed,

Sepialove

]]> By: MIB http://blackinformant.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/epilogue-how-many-angry-black-folks-does-it-take-to-help-the-career-of-one-journalist/#comment-4234 MIB Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:43:24 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/03/29/epilogue-how-many-angry-black-folks-does-it-take-to-help-the-career-of-one-journalist/#comment-4234 <a href="http://www.washington.post.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/28/AR2007032802196.html" rel="nofollow">The Texas chapter of the NAACP is actively involved with the Cotton case</a>. No appeal filed on behalf of the case has yet to be heard by the courts. And... Ms. Cotton's mother refused to accept Shaquanda plea to a lesser charge as a condition of sentencing the girl to probation. The Texas chapter of the NAACP is actively involved with the Cotton case.

No appeal filed on behalf of the case has yet to be heard by the courts.

And… Ms. Cotton’s mother refused to accept Shaquanda plea to a lesser charge as a condition of sentencing the girl to probation.

]]> By: LLR http://blackinformant.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/epilogue-how-many-angry-black-folks-does-it-take-to-help-the-career-of-one-journalist/#comment-4233 LLR Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:03:11 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/03/29/epilogue-how-many-angry-black-folks-does-it-take-to-help-the-career-of-one-journalist/#comment-4233 This article answered some questions I had about the case. Why did they reject the plea? Did they actually think they would get off? What was the racial make-up of the jury? The fact that they compare her case to the arson case weakens their argument in my opinion. The girl that burned down here family’s house got probation because she took the plea bargain. Cotton didn’t take the plea and now she wants a “do over.” It’s not that simple and to be honest she is guilty of the crime in which she is charged. Case like this spark conservations that may not have been had before until it was too late. I can’t say that she was a problem child but under the law she is a felon. We as parents need to keep a closer eye on our kids and their attitudes. Do we want tough laws with tough sentences? Do we want light sentences? Do we want tough laws with tough sentences unless the accused is a 14 year old black female w/o a criminal record and just sometimes wears short skirts? This article answered some questions I had about the case. Why did they reject the plea? Did they actually think they would get off? What was the racial make-up of the jury?

The fact that they compare her case to the arson case weakens their argument in my opinion. The girl that burned down here family’s house got probation because she took the plea bargain. Cotton didn’t take the plea and now she wants a “do over.” It’s not that simple and to be honest she is guilty of the crime in which she is charged.

Case like this spark conservations that may not have been had before until it was too late. I can’t say that she was a problem child but under the law she is a felon. We as parents need to keep a closer eye on our kids and their attitudes.

Do we want tough laws with tough sentences? Do we want light sentences? Do we want tough laws with tough sentences unless the accused is a 14 year old black female w/o a criminal record and just sometimes wears short skirts?

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