Monthly Archives: May 2012

Aberdeen Gardens – Celebrates 75 Years

Posted on May 29, 2012 by discoverblackus

Aberdeen Gardens – Celebrates 75 Years.

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Aberdeen Gardens – Celebrates 75 Years

Posted on May 28, 2012 by discoverblackus

By Linda Tarrant-Reid When Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president in 1933, the United States was a divided America – one Black and one White.  The 1896 Supreme Court Decision in the Plessy v. Ferguson Case had effectively outlawed the mixing … Continue reading →

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Gil Noble and Mike Wallace – Two Legendary Journalists

Posted on May 16, 2012 by discoverblackus

By Linda Tarrant-Reid Two giants of journalism died recently, days apart, leaving a deep void in the coverage of significant stories that speak to the history of a people and the corruption of the system.  Gil Noble was the producer/host … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Anguish – The Trayvon Tragedy

Posted on May 8, 2012 by discoverblackus

By Linda Tarrant-Reid As the world watches the parents of Trayvon Martin seek justice in the murder of their 17-year old son by a vigilante volunteer, we are struck by their grace.  Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton have faced TV … Continue reading →

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Déjà Vu All Over Again – Selma to Montgomery March – 2012

Posted on May 8, 2012 by discoverblackus

By Linda Tarrant-Reid “Ain’t nothin’ changed, but the date.”  Sadly, no truer words have been spoken, especially given the sweeping initiatives by Republicans today to turn back the clock to the Jim Crow Era, where individuals’ rights were legislated away … Continue reading →

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