Author: Anne
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Against All Odds: We Will Succeed
Parents Assembly SARN held a Parents Assembly themed “Against All Odds: We Will Succeed” on Saturday, November 2, 2013 from 10:00am-2:00pm at the Mildred L. Terry Public Library. Dr. Kevin Rome, President of Lincoln University in Jefferson City Missouri was the special guest speaker. Mayor Teresa Tomlinson also made a presentation. Parents spoke out on challenges they face…
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SARN Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
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Zimmerman Verdict
We watched and waited for the legal system to work in the case of George Zimmerman using deadly force on Trayvon Martin. There is no dispute that George Zimmerman stalked Trayvon Martin because Trayvon fit his stereotypical profile of a young, black male. Zimmerman used a stereotype to “take charge” even after being told by…
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Not a just system
Despite the fact Trayvon Martin is dead, and George Zimmerman stalked Martin, Martin is the one judged to be responsible for his own death. And Zimmerman, based on his observed reaction when the verdict was read, expected it. Sadly, so did I. What crystalized my thoughts, apart from 71 years of observing, and experiencing at…
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Not Just Whistling
I am willing to bet you have used the words without even thinking where they come from, without even thinking there is a question about where they come from that you should be thinking about: “I’m not just whistling Dixie.” And if you’re not just whistling Dixie what, precisely, have you been doing? Yes, that…
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April 26 “Building a Village” Fundraiser
SARN had a great event on Friday, April 26, 2013 at Liberty Theatre from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., which raised funds to support the 5-year strategic plan for “Building a Village” in Columbus, Georgia. Everyone enjoyed cultural presentations of music and poetry and as well as the auction items. The Building a Village project aims…
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Community Forum: Racial Disparity Solutions in Health Care
SARN, along with Health Care for All – NC, NCCU Department of Public Health and Occupy Health and Wellness NC held a forum on racial disparities in health care on Thursday, January 31st at 6pm at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, NC. The event featured Jonathan Kotch, MD, MPH, FAAP, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and…
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Southern Freedom Movement Rises!
Almost three hundred community leaders gathered in Lowndes County, Alabama on September 22, 2012, and we are regenerating the Southern Freedom Movement. Large delegations of young people from every state in the South, migrants living in Alabama and beyond, Black organizers and leaders from 10 states, and LGBTQ organizers from five states came together to…
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Columbus SARN Hosts GOTV Rally
Press coverage from Columbus Ledger-Enquirer: