It was wrong to blame the violent actions of a few misguided folks on the Juneteenth Festival. The media is once again guilty of trying to place negatives on anything affiliated with something constructive in our community.

Year after year the national media has ignored coverage of the celebration of Juneteenth. Yet, when an opportunity presents itself to put out bad publicity with unsubstantiated reports about violence at Juneteenth events, all of a sudden Juneteenth is all over the news. I have yet to see a positive report about the National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign or interviewing national Juneteenth leaders about the significance of Juneteenth in American history.

What about violence at “4th of July” celebrations, or even that infamous St. Patrick’s Day Massacre, Al Capone, et. al.? The national media is again showing itself to be biased toward African-Americans.

Juneteenth is America’s 2nd Independence Day celebration. 29 states recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday or state holiday observance, the District of Columbia, as well as the Congress of the United States.

Together we will see Juneteenth become a National Holiday in America!

“DOC”
Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D.
Chairman
National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC)
http://www.Juneteenth.us
http://www.19thofJune.com
http://www.njclc.com
http://www.JuneteenthJazz.com

I see America headed towards self-destruction.

So I’m leaving.
I’m going to move to Europe.
And laugh as all you motherfuckers bring down your own destruction.

I do not believe any race is better than the other.
But I do believe that hate crime laws should all be removed.
What does the motive matter?
It is the action committed.
Not only would this get rid of all this white-discrimination, it would remove mention of race or racism in media, which would lead to the eventual fall of racism …

The media, by avoiding the touchiness of minority on white racism, prevents minorities from seeing that racism goes both ways.

All in all, America is handling this situation completely wrong.

I would try, good lord I would try, to help work this out, but I cannot.

Mychal Bell’s request to be freed while an appeal is being reviewed was rejected at a juvenile court hearing, denying him any chance at immediate bail, a person familiar with the case told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because juvenile court proceedings are closed.

Earlier, Bell’s mother emerged from the hearing in tears, refusing to comment.

It’s hard to imagine what would happen if it were six white teens who beat a black student to near death.

There is deep, race-based hate in Louisiana.

Bell, 17, was convicted of aggravated second-degree battery, which could have led to 15 years in prison. But his conviction was thrown out by a state appeals court that said he could not be tried on the charge as an adult because he was 16 at the time of the beating.

“This is why we did not cancel the march,” said the Rev. Al Sharpton, an organizer of Thursday’s rally along with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the NAACP. “When they overturned Mychal’s conviction, everyone said we won.”

Jackson said in an interview Friday that federal intervention is needed to protect Bell’s rights. Sharpton said he has scheduled meetings in Washington with congressional leaders to discuss the Jena Six case.

The incident was followed by fights between blacks and whites that culminated in the attack on Justin Barker, who was knocked unconscious on school grounds. According to court testimony, his face was swollen and bloodied, but he was able to attend a school function that night.
Five of the teens were originally charged with attempted second-degree murder – charges that have since been reduced for four of them. The sixth was booked as a juvenile on sealed charges.

Hahaha. Thanks you! Now I’m a commie-propagandist-poser! hahaha. You’re so funny! And Terry is my really, real name. I’ve no need to hide and you don’t need to finger-twink it. Say it proudly, let in linger on your lips: My Lord, Terry.

Sounds as though you are one of those ‘Aryan’ types who doesn’t have a clue, thinks they understand National Socialism and are really just the KKK under a different banner. You are funny though!

As for me being racist: how do you know that I’m a white man? I could be from any race, creed or culture. Got you on that one. As a matter of fact I’m ‘mixed race’ which is great because my gene pool is very broad, hence the intelligence, good looks and charisma. Bet you lack all three of those.

Racism shows ignorance to society and history. It’s primitive. You’d think I was a ‘white man’ by appearance, which belittles your pathetic ideology. We are amongst you.

Ciao!

I have a clue for you Mr. Rayshaun, I’m good friends with many “blacks,” they are not losers like you. They are also your enemy. You see, it’s not the color of your skin, it’s the content of your character. And you are hate-filled scum.