Biggah FIYAH pan Walmart

[Emperah]

Re: Biggah FIYAH pan Walmart

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: britisha</div><div class="ubbcode-body">heh hehhh!!

Mine how oono a call dung fi fyah yah noh?

Mine Walliemaawt seh oono a chrettin dem an gi Bossman grief yah noh? Ooono know how sum peeps noh hannastan wi/Ja'cans an put meaning to eberyting..


Send fi di fyah brigade...tuh much fyaaah a bun rung yahsoh..as far as mi is kancerned, a wuddn' even wasse mi matchiss. Have a safe an fyahproof day. </div></div>

dem haffee duh bettah den de one dem who alisten tuh de radio show.

[Emperah]

Re: Biggah FIYAH pan Walmart



I am sitting in my hotel room in Memphis after the exhausting day I spent marching for Heather Ellis, the 24-year-old college student now facing up to 15 years in prison after cutting a line at Wal-Mart. If you were to be picky about it, you could argue that Heather is technically not being charged for cutting the line. Had the Wal-Mart employee not mistreated Heather after accusing her of cutting the line, the entire incident would not have taken place.

When the black folks rolled into Kennett, Mo., for our rally, the entire town stopped. The police showed up in massive force and there were even snipers on the rooftops. I assume the snipers were there for our protection, but after visiting the Lorraine Hotel, where Dr. Martin L. King Jr. was murdered, I was honestly a wee bit nervous. There were people standing on the side of the road, taking pictures, and some holding up flags with swastikas and confederate flags on them. It was very interesting.

I've put together some random thoughts about the case, the rally and everything in between. I have to be blunt and honest, since you know that's how I operate:

1) The fight is not over: Heather's trial begins Wednesday, and I am highly concerned about the outcome. The idea that this young woman's entire future can be stolen over such a tiny incident is simply unbelievable. Common sense tells me that this situation should have been squashed long ago, but since it hasn't, Kennett is becoming known as the racist town that destroys the lives of young black women.

2) I appreciate Al Sharpton and Michael Baisden: I spoke with Rev. Sharpton twice during the rally, and each time, he provided supportive advice. I appreciate that since I consider Sharpton to be one of the greatest mobilizers in African American history. His presence is not without controversy, but that is true for almost any prominent figure. Michael Baisden has gone above and beyond the call of duty by mentioning Heather's case nearly every day on his show. Tom Joyner interviewed me about the case, but given that Wal-Mart is one of his major corporate sponsors, I can understand why he remains somewhat disconnected. At the end of the day, however, the world has come together to help a black woman, and that makes me celebrate.

3) The Missouri NAACP confuses me: One of the reasons that our organization, the Your Black World Coalition, jumped in to help Ellis, is because no one really stood up to help her – at least not regionally or nationally. The local NAACP, led by Rev. Jesse Bonner, had been helpful, but to my knowledge, the state and national chapters hadn't done much of anything. For some reason, when the case became national, the head of the Missouri State NAACP showed up at the rally and spoke as if she'd actually done the work to put the rally together. She seemed to demand the microphone, even when no one knew her well enough to offer it to her. She did a great deal of grandstanding about how her office had been in touch with &quot;IG Eric Holden,&quot; (I think she was trying to say &quot;AG Eric Holder&quot, and all the other things that her office claimed to have done on behalf of the Ellis family that I don't believe were actually getting done effectively. I then thought about my assistant, Shauntay, the woman who actually put her name on the permit for the rally, and how she displayed the kind of quiet leadership of a Rosa Parks. She didn't want any credit or acknowledgment, but she worked 16-hours a day for several weeks, organizing the community for the rally. She shed tears for Heather and her family and even put together a benefit to raise money. The contrasting leadership styles between Shauntay and the woman from the NAACP remind me of who the true heroes are in America and the tremendous sacrifices of black women on behalf of our community.

4) Get educated and know your rights: The most dramatic moment of the day occurred during a stand-off between rally organizers and the police about the validity of the rally permit. The city and county officials were arguing that our original permit was not valid and that we could not march our given route. Our position was that the permit was valid, since it had been signed by the chief of police. I brought a team of amazing legal advisers, including Dr. Christopher Metzler of Georgetown University, King Downing of the Sean Bell Justice Project and Elliot Millner from the Your Black World Coalition. Although there was a lot of yelling by the woman from the NAACP (the one who showed up as if she owned the place), our team remained silent during the conversation. After hearing what the police had to say, we simply informed the officers and the city attorney that our permit was valid and that we were going to use it. The police adjourned for a three-minute meeting, came back and announced that we were going to be allowed to march according to our specifications. So the yelling and screaming wasn't the answer. The moral of the story: Know your rights and know the law; education is your greatest weapon.

The rally was productive. I am curious to see how things turn out. The bottom line is that the justice system is supposed to be just. The world would be no safer with Heather Ellis in prison than it is when she is free. That's the bottom line.



Dr. Boyce Watkins is a professor at Syracuse University and founder of the Your Black World Coalition.

[Tony_Royal]

Re: Biggah FIYAH pan Walmart

Yo D march !!! Black people march too much!!!
We do too much marching and singing. We need to stop marching, singing and do some SWINGING. Fight fire wid fire. We need to attack the KKK with massive overwhelming force.

[Emperah]

Re: Biggah FIYAH pan Walmart

mi gree wid yuh, way too much mawchin a gwaan an not enuff fiyah bunnin; a dat mi dehya fah

[kia027]

Re: Biggah FIYAH pan Walmart

boycott would work but too many people love dem walmart fi do so. personally i doan step foot in deh cause mi noh like dem business practices

[Emperah]

Re: Biggah FIYAH pan Walmart

bwoycottin is an excellent way of bunnin de tawch yes

[britisha]

Re: Biggah FIYAH pan Walmart

I wonder if Sharpton is on to this yet?


Membah di Jena 5 or 6 or? The marches helped.

It is mind boggling to thing that sh err feces like this is going on in &quot;MODERN day America&quot;!!

somebody needs to contact the White House..

I can count the number of times I've been in K-mart; are they a part of Walliemart?

[Emperah]

Re: Biggah FIYAH pan Walmart

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: britisha</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I wonder if Sharpton is on to this yet?


Membah di Jena 5 or 6 or? The marches helped.

It is mind boggling to thing that sh err feces like this is going on in &quot;MODERN day America&quot;!!

somebody needs to contact the White House..

I can count the number of times I've been in K-mart; are they a part of Walliemart? </div></div>

suh yuh cumeen ya an waan mi fi read it tuh yuh tuh


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
2) I appreciate Al Sharpton and Michael Baisden: I spoke with Rev. Sharpton twice during the rally, and each time, he provided supportive advice. I appreciate that since I consider Sharpton to be one of the greatest mobilizers in African American history. His presence is not without controversy, but that is true for almost any prominent figure.</div></div>

[blugiant]

Re: Biggah FIYAH pan Walmart

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">boycott would work but too many people love dem walmart fi do so. personally i doan step foot in deh cause mi noh like dem business practices </div></div>

awl yu need iss enuff peeps fii reduce dem profit margin bye five parcent soo yu reallee doan need dat manee peeps

[blugiant]

Re: Biggah FIYAH pan Walmart

sah yu ear da part wear wan babylon boops give ar wann aff dem kkk card bout imm wass juss tryinn fii warn ar

[blugiant]

Re: Biggah FIYAH pan Walmart

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TonyRoyal</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yo D march !!! Black people march too much!!!
We do too much marching and singing. We need to stop marching, singing and do some SWINGING. Fight fire wid fire. We need to attack the KKK with massive overwhelming force. </div></div>

wan thyme wan 80 plus ear ole blakk ooman cawl inna show ann shii sedd shii wass neva scared aff dem kkk cah ar daddy taught ar fram wen shii wass yung fii gitt ar machine dat chrow apples ann aranges. wan good ting bout apple ann arange wen itt

[britisha]

Re: Biggah FIYAH pan Walmart

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dahJahPawtTwo</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: britisha</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I wonder if Sharpton is on to this yet?


Membah di Jena 5 or 6 or? The marches helped.

It is mind boggling to thing that sh err feces like this is going on in &quot;MODERN day America&quot;!!

somebody needs to contact the White House..

I can count the number of times I've been in K-mart; are they a part of Walliemart? </div></div>

suh yuh cumeen ya an waan mi fi read it tuh yuh tuh


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
2) I appreciate Al Sharpton and Michael Baisden: I spoke with Rev. Sharpton twice during the rally, and each time, he provided supportive advice. I appreciate that since I consider Sharpton to be one of the greatest mobilizers in African American history. His presence is not without controversy, but that is true for almost any prominent figure.</div></div> </div></div>

U R toh tweet...show yuh how bizzie mi is, mi nain ha time fi read di fine prints...

so tel mi K-mart and Wal-greens are part of Wallie mart?


Mi too bizzie fi google ie...tks in advance.

[seemiyah]

She Plead Guilty

How oonu nuh update di story?

KENNETT, Missouri (Nov. 20) -- A woman accused of cutting in line at a Walmart, shoving merchandise and assaulting police officers will plead guilty to disturbing the peace and resisting arrest, both misdemeanors.

Under the agreement -- reached after the jury received the case for deliberations -- Heather Ellis will serve a year of unsupervised probation, attend an anger management course and serve four days in jail before the end of the year.

The sentence stipulates that if Ellis stays out of trouble for a year, the charges will be sealed and the arrest won't be on her permanent record.


Ellis said after court was adjourned that she was &quot;taking responsibility for her actions and [hopes] that everyone else involved in the case will take responsibility for theirs.&quot;
Earlier Friday, Ellis, 24, took the stand and denied all charges in the racially charged case.

Witnesses and police say Ellis cut in front of customers at a Walmart in January 2007, pushed aside merchandise belonging to another customer to make room for hers on the conveyor belt and, after police were called to the scene, kicked one officer in the shin and split another's lip. The prosecution has also alleged the Ellis went &quot;ballistic in a profane tirade&quot; that continued when police officers arrived.

Ellis, now a schoolteacher, denied all accusations against her, although she acknowledged in her Friday testimony that she touched another shopper's items on the conveyor belt.
She was initially charged with assaulting police officers, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace. Had she been convicted of those charges, she could have been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison.

Ellis, then a college student with no criminal history, has said that some white patrons shoved and hurled racial slurs at her when she switched checkout lines. Store employees refused to give her her change and called police, she said.

She said Friday that the incident began when she joined her cousin in the checkout line and was ignored by the clerk. She did not not cut in line and did not yell or use profanity, said Ellis, who has not spoken about the case outside of court.

As she left the store, Ellis told the Dunklin County Circuit Court, a police officer told her, &quot;Look at this stupid [censored]. Take your [censored] back to the ghetto.&quot;
She alleged that an officer behind her forcefully grabbed her shoulder without telling her she was being arrested.

She did not resist, but said her body was &quot;flung around&quot; by officers. She screamed loudly for help as officers &quot;choked&quot; her and pulled her hair, but she did not hit or kick them, she testified.

Testimony from Ellis' cousin, who was with her at the Wal-Mart, and from her aunt, whom the cousin called as Ellis was arrested, backed up the young woman's account.

Ellis said she saw a doctor after the incident because tight handcuffs had cut her and made her bleed. She said she also had a headache and neck pain from the incident.

An emergency room doctor testified that he had seen bruises on one of Ellis' wrists, but did not see cuts or bleeding. He also said he did not see any neck or head injuries.

Surveillance tapes from the store were shown in court Thursday and released publicly, but the tapes don't show much of the alleged confrontation.

A camera from above the cash register appeared to show Ellis' arm shoving merchandise to the side on the register's conveyor belt. Another camera showed her being led out of the store by police, with her arm in the air. A third, from the parking lot, showed her being handcuffed and put into a police car. It appeared to show Ellis kicking backward at police, as authorities allege. Her defense maintains she did so after police had assaulted her.

Officials with the American Civil Liberties Union and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference have said the case is indicative of racial bias in the town, where 13 percent of the population is African-American.

Black and Hispanic residents have long complained of being unfairly profiled during traffic stops by the predominantly white police department.
When Ellis' supporters held a peaceful rally in June, officers found business cards scattered along the route that read: &quot;You have been paid a social visit by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. The next visit will not be social.&quot;
During another rally on Monday, a handful of opponents stood on the sidelines waving Confederate flags.
Her lawyers have not brought up race as a contributing factor in the incident.
Two years ago, prosecutors offered a plea deal under which Ellis would have received probation if she dropped her complaint against the police.
&quot;She decided not to sign it, because she was taught to never admit guilt when you're innocent,&quot; her father has said.
CNN's David Mattingly and Tristan Smith contributed to this report.

http://news.aol.com/article/plea-deal-reached-in-missouri-walmart/776694

[Emperah]

Re: She Plead Guilty

plea bawgin

[Emperah]

Re: Biggah FIYAH pan Walmart

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">sah yu ear da part wear wan babylon boops give ar wann aff dem kkk card bout imm wass juss tryinn fii warn ar </div></div>

no mi neh hear dat pawt