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Students Vent Outrage at Anti-Merger Rallies NAACP President Derrick Johnson said today's rally is about JSU student's outrage at the proposal of merging the state's black universities, and not the fear that legislators may actually take the issue up during the next legislative session. File Photo
by Adam Lynch The Gift of Fashion Lauren Nicole Taylor will showcase her designs during "THEshow" Nov. 21 at the Arts Center of Mississippi. Courtesy Lauren Nicole Taylor
by Kelly Brignac Students Vent Outrage at Anti-Merger RalliesNAACP President Derrick Johnson said today's rally is about JSU student's outrage at the proposal of merging the state's black universities, and not the fear that legislators may actually take the issue up during the next legislative session. File Photo
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baquan2000 wrote: For the last few days, there have been some issues discussed on here and over at the Clarion Ledger.
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Nov 20, 2009 | 05:37 PM[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Izzy: I wouldn't be too sure your church doesn't preach hate if your liturgy is not gender-inclusive. Think about it - is God really a "He" or a "Father"? Those are some images or visions ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 03:35 PM
Barbour Wants to Merge State's Black Universities
baquan2000: Goldenae - you pointed out a key element in your post, "the point is that he would even suggest such a thing. And the sad part is that from the polls, the people ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 02:55 PM
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Wintrhop Sargent: WMartin - At the church I attend, St. Andrew's Cathedral, there is no teaching or preaching about hate (unless you include the teaching and preaching AGAINST hate). I'm ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 02:10 PM
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
ladd: A fail-safe principle I've always sworn by: If the Kluckers agree with me about something, I need to rethink it.
Nov 20, 2009 | 01:39 PM
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
Goldenae: I would truly be ashamed of myself if I looked at life and others the way the some people do. Some folks can not put themselves in another person's shoes to save their lives. It is ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 01:27 PM
Barbour Wants to Merge State's Black Universities
Goldenae: Why is it so hard to understand that regardless of what we would like to think, there are different standards. That is quite obvious in Barbour's suggestion of ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:42 PM
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
Huckleberry: “a school that the Klu Klux Klan holds at bay” - Queen, for the reasons I wrote yesterday, I don’t think that statement accurately depicts the “chant” situation or the Ole Miss of ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:25 PM
Ivory Harris
Izzy: Great piece, Ward.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:13 PM
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
J.T.: WMartin, believing dogma is a far cry from Loving God, Self, Others. I understand your comment with my heart. And, the irony is that sometimes some in those religions that deem ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 PM
Barbour Wants to Merge State's Black Universities
baquan2000: I thought I made this point earlier, but I guess I didn't. I honestly don't think they will merge the schools. The easiest thing to do is cutback staff, ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:57 AM
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
WMartin: They do teach faith I will grant you. It's the only way to get people to believe their fairy tales. Love, tolerance, justice and peace? Well we all know religions have no problem ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:54 AM
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
J.T.: Can't go there with ya', WMartin. I do agree that SOME of the religious institutions and leaders are more interested in putting God on a leash and trying to control god and people ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:54 AM
Barbour Wants to Merge State's Black Universities
Kamikaze: All, The Proposed mergers will be the focus of my show on sunday. Rep. Kelvin Buck and REp. Doug Davis who is the chair of the Senate Universities and Colleges ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:45 AM
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Wintrhop Sargent: Faith, love, tolerance, justice, peace...yeah WMartin, I can see how preaching these things can hurt you. Give me modernism any day. What ideals are espoused by modern ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:43 AM
[Kamikaze] Show. Me. Some. Passion.
WMartin: LOL ... No one can froth at the mouth like Walt. Yea!! Screw them tea party people. They only pay the taxes to fund Walt's precious social programs. Why should they be upset that ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:28 AM
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
WMartin: How many more times does the church, the bible, Koran, Talmud and all the pastors and reverends and whoever preaches in the churches have to be wrong before people stop treating ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:15 AM
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Wintrhop Sargent: Please come to St. Andrew's Cathedral in Downtown Jackson some future Sunday. We are trying our best to reach out to all in the community.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:44 AM
Johnson Picks New JPS Board Members
Ironghost: If I recall right, we were in her last class at Boyd before she went to Watkins Elementary. Another chorus of "It's a small world" I guess.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:40 AM
[Kamikaze] Show. Me. Some. Passion.
Kamikaze: Not riding the fence sir Walt. Im standing completely on the platform of common sense. Directly in the middle where most assuredly the true answers lie IMO. I dont disagree with ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:37 AM
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
Wintrhop Sargent: Quote from Klan leader Shane Tate: “We don’t care about the chant, but they have a right to say it,” Tate said. “Everybody has a right to be proud of what they believe in. My ...
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[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Izzy: I wouldn't be too sure your church doesn't preach hate if your liturgy is not gender-inclusive. Think about it - is God really a "He" or a "Father"? Those are some images or visions ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 03:35 PM
Barbour Wants to Merge State's Black Universities
baquan2000: Goldenae - you pointed out a key element in your post, "the point is that he would even suggest such a thing. And the sad part is that from the polls, the people ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 02:55 PM
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Wintrhop Sargent: WMartin - At the church I attend, St. Andrew's Cathedral, there is no teaching or preaching about hate (unless you include the teaching and preaching AGAINST hate). I'm ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 02:10 PM
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
ladd: A fail-safe principle I've always sworn by: If the Kluckers agree with me about something, I need to rethink it.
Nov 20, 2009 | 01:39 PM
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
Goldenae: I would truly be ashamed of myself if I looked at life and others the way the some people do. Some folks can not put themselves in another person's shoes to save their lives. It is ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 01:27 PM
Barbour Wants to Merge State's Black Universities
Goldenae: Why is it so hard to understand that regardless of what we would like to think, there are different standards. That is quite obvious in Barbour's suggestion of ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:42 PM
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
Huckleberry: “a school that the Klu Klux Klan holds at bay” - Queen, for the reasons I wrote yesterday, I don’t think that statement accurately depicts the “chant” situation or the Ole Miss of ...