Archive for October, 2007

New Orleans vs. San Deigo

History repeats itself, but not without a few wrinkles. We make the connections-then pick them apart.

The Comparison
The housing of 10,000 fire evacuees at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium drew comparisons with New Orleans’s post-Katrina chaos. The Superdome had death and mayhem; Qualcomm had Starbucks and free massages. The unspoken (and bogus) insinuation: affluent, white San Diego behaved better than poor, black New Orleans.

Why It Works
New Orleans tragically assumed citizens would flee the area altogether rather than stay in the stadium, even though 100,000 residents didn’t have cars or any transport out. San Diego planned much better, using Reverse 911 calls to urge residents to flee. Qualcomm evacuees had ample space and more food than they could eat.

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Georgia Court Frees Genalow Wilson

_{Erik S. Lesser for The New York Times Genarlow Wilson, 21, was greeted Friday by his mother, Juanessa Bennett, and sister, Jaiya, hours after the court ruled.}

ATLANTA, Oct. 26 After more than two years in prison for having consensual oral sex with a fellow teenager, Genarlow Wilson shook the hand of a warden Friday at the Al Burruss Correctional Training Center in Forsyth, Ga., and smiled shyly as he walked into the arms of his waiting mother and young sister.

Wilson Family Photo, via Associated Press Genarlow Wilson was 17 years old in this photograph.

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Congratulations A&M

Alabama A&M 13, Alabama St. 9

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Ulysses Banks ran 25 times for 132 yards and Alabama A&M’s only touchdown as the Bulldogs defeated Alabama State 13-9 Saturday in the Magic City Classic.

Banks won the battle of two of the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s top rushers as the Hornets’ Jay Peck had 53 yards on 11 carries and also scored a touchdown.

The game wasn’t decided until Al Donaldson intercepted a pass from Alabama State’s Chris Mitchell with 1:41 to play after the Hornets had driven 55 yards in 8 plays to the Alabama A&M 29-yard-line.

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TRIN-E-TEE 5:7 TO HEADLINE PERFORMANCE for HIV/AIDS

PLATINUM-SELLING GOSPEL TRIO TRIN-E-TEE 5:7 TO HEADLINE GOSPEL ARTISTS PERFORMING AT THIS YEAR’S BLACK CHURCH INSTITUTE FOR HIV/AIDS AND OTHER HEALTH DISPARITIES

Trio to Perform During The Balm In Gilead’s National HIV/AIDS Conference for Black Churches in Hilton Head Island October 23-26, 2007

Richmond, VA (BlackNews.com) - The platinum-selling Gospel Trio Trin-e-tee 5:7, will be the featured Gospel artists closing out the Balm In Gilead’s 7th annual Black Church Institute for HIV/AIDS and Other Health Disparities October 23-26 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

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Genarlow Wilson

FORSYTH — A former high school football star given 10 years in prison for having consensual oral sex with another teenager was freed Friday by Georgia’s highest court, which ruled that his sentence amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. Genarlow Wilson spent two years behind bars in the case that led to widespread protests of racism and heavy handed justice.

“I was in total disbelief,” Wilson told reporters outside the prison. “I’m finally happy to see we’ve got justice now.”

Wilson, 21, also said he wants to help other teens and offered some advice: “They should be very hesitant before they join certain crowds and make certain decisions.”

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