Southern ties and segregation …

07/11/2015 Nativegrl77

So as i surfed the Saturday news, I find MPH talking to a writer about what started out as a 2009 story seemingly about a prom, possible inclusion, promise and progress which tragically splinters off into three different stories as one ends with an unnecessary senseless death of #JustinPatterson,a young black man in 2011. The third is about a black man who struggles to become a sheriff.

In April of 2013, as politics and pop culture collided … while twitter and face book joined in as seeds of change for an event full of inclusion and progress … several side stories which didn’t make it to TV were in full effect . I along with others that night praised, laughed ,danced tweeted positive things about what was happening, while two young men who possibly were in the wrong place are shot at and one killed . The story is one that hurts, makes me upset that this was a side story possibly swept under a damn rug not only by the media but authorities in this little town and brings to mind what happens when young black men are confronted treated as threats first above all else.

We hear that this story really begins in 2009 about couples and proms moves on to 2011 and the tragic death of #JustinPatterson by a white man, his friend is forever traumatized then ends with a black man struggling to be a Sheriff in this 21st Century environment of “jim crow” along with another prom and move toward progress in 2013

the information below is from MHP website ….

Then, drive 160 miles south of Atlanta and you’ll find the rural city of Mount Vernon, Georgia. Traditions run deep in this community situated in the Deep South.

Just in 2009, photojournalist Gillian Laub went to this town to photograph Montgomery County High School’s segregated proms.

And what “began as an exploration of segregated proms in the South became something much more complex, inspiring—and tragic—than [Laub] could ever have imagined.” Laub joins us this Saturday to discuss “Southern Rites,” her new HBO documentary about racial division and progress in a small Georgia town.

Watch the powerful “Southern Rites” trailer here!

Tune In on May 18,2015 for the HBO documentary

Resource: MHP:taken from website

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President Obama designates 3 New Nationals Monuments

07/11/2015 Nativegrl77

Yesterday, the President designated three new national monuments: Berryessa Snow Mountain in California, Waco Mammoth in Texas, and Basin and Range in Nevada. Together, these striking places demonstrate the wide range of historic, cultural, and natural values that make America’s public lands so treasured.

President Barack Obama signs National Monument designations in the Oval Office, July 10, 2015. The three new monuments include Berryessa Snow Mountain in California, Waco Mammoth in Texas, and the Basin and Range in Nevada. Standing behing the President, from left, are: Victor Knox, National Park Service, April Slayton, National Park Service, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, Chief Tom Tidwell, Randy Moore, Forest Service, and Director Neil Kornze. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

With these new designations, President Obama has now used the Antiquities Act to establish or expand 19 national monuments. Yesterday’s addition of three national monuments will protect more than 1 million acres of public land, adding to the more than 260 million acres of public lands and waters President Obama has protected for future generations — more than any other President.

The 2015 Kids’ “State Dinner”

07/11/2015 Nativegrl77

Yesterday, the First Lady hosted the 2015 winners of the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge — a nationwide recipe challenge for kids that promotes cooking and healthy eating — for the annual Kids’ “State Dinner.”

The 55 aspiring young chefs, along with their parents or guardians, joined the First Lady for a healthy lunch, featuring a selection of the winning recipes; a special performance by the cast of Disney’s hit musical “Aladdin”; and a visit to the White House Kitchen Garden.

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Twitter, New “Collections” And Consumers

07/11/2015 Nativegrl77

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Everyone involved with Social Media knows that nice imagery with your posts drives engagement.

Twitter, in seeking ways to monetize is launching “Collections”, which is, “a Pinterest-style sharing board curated by brands or celebrities, which also features a buy button.”

The question for me is why would a consumer use twitter’s Pinterest lookalike when Twitter doesn’t allow their normal consumer to have their own “collection” of curated material like Pinterest does now.

Twitter needs to innovate, and not simply become another Pinterest.

One way to do so is to allow modular timelines, which makes people’s lists into a sort of collection, perhaps combine tweetdeck functionality into the standard timeline.

In this way you could have your main feed, and selected “collection” of your curated content easily available for viewing.

The virtual mall idea doesn’t work so great when regular consumers want the same tools and access that celebrities and brands get.

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