#Freddie Gray – Mistrial per Hung Jury

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The jury could not reach a unanimous verdict after three days, therefore the judge declared the case against Baltimore police officer William Porter a mistrial.

Apparently the jurors told the judge yesterday that they could not reach a unanimous decision. The judge however sent them back, asking that they continue to try to reach one.

However today, due to the reported jury gridlock, the judge declared the case a mistrial on all charges against Porter which include:

• second-degree assault
•  involuntary manslaughter
• reckless endangerment and
• misconduct in office

Porter pled not guilty to all charges, as have all other five officers charged in connection with Gray’s death.

In April, Gray died while in police custody from a severe spinal injury. Officer Porter allegedly failed to get medical attention for Gray as the transport vehicle carrying Gray made several stops in Baltimore, on the way to the police station.

By: M. Kita Williams

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Greetings,

The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) is pleased to invite your organization to become a partner of The 60^th Anniversary Celebration of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

MIA’s Historic Celebration will take place beginning November 29^th through December 7^th, 2015, hosting a dynamic, power-packed calendar of events.  The theme of The 60^th Anniversary Celebration is “Uncommon Courage: Leaving Footprints, Leading Change”.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State, and U.S. Senator.  Clinton will be headlining the National Bar Association CLE Symposium and Commemoration Tour.

Attorney Fred D. Gray, the living legend who represented Rosa Parks after her arrest for refusing to give up her seat to a white passengers on a Montgomery, Alabama public bus on December 1, 1955.  Gray also represented Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and many other civil rights leaders during the Civil Rights Movement.  Gray represented several unsung heroes including Claudette Colvin, Aurelia S. Browder, Susie McDonald, and Mary Louise Smith, taking the landmark civil rights case Browder v. Gayle to the U.S. Supreme Court which ruled that segregation of buses in Alabama was unconstitutional.

U.S. Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Representing the 7th District of Alabama.

The Henry Ford Museum, Steward of the renovation and public exhibit at The Henry Ford of the actual bus from which Rosa Parks was arrested from on December 1, 1955.

Paulette Brown, the first African American woman to lead the American Bar Association as President.  Ms. Brown also currently serves as President of the National Bar Association.

Attorney Benjamin Crump  , the national Civil Rights attorney and advocate who represented the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown.

And there are many, many more…including possibly you and your organization!

Call (404) 454-8353 now to speak directly with Sponsor Relations from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. CST Monday through Saturday.  Our deadline for graphics is quickly approaching!

‘The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) was born from a citizens’ movement.  The organization, created in 1955 amidst crisis, following the arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, catapulted the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to the forefront of the national struggle for civil rights.  The MIA introduced a new era of grass-roots civil disobedience and mass resistance that would shape the Modern Civil Rights Movement in days and years to come.’

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Thank you in advance for considering our request to become a partner with the Montgomery Improvement Association.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly at (404) 454-8353 or by email at kwilliams@themia1955.org.

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The Montgomery Improvement Association!

Greetings,

The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) is pleased to invite your organization to become a partner of The 60^th Anniversary Celebration of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

MIA’s Historic Celebration will take place beginning November 29^th through December 7^th, 2015, hosting a dynamic, power-packed calendar of events..  The theme of The 60^th Anniversary Celebration is “Uncommon Courage: Leaving Footprints, Leading Change”.  

Four (4) Presenting Sponsorship Opportunities Remain

Champion Level Partnership Opportunities are Still Available*

(*Limited Champion Level availability.  Please call (404) 454-8353 for details)

Headline participants and keynote speakers include:

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State, and U.S. Senator.  Clinton will be headlining the National Bar Association CLE Symposium and Commemoration Tour.

Attorney Fred D. Gray, the living legend who represented Rosa Parks after her arrest for refusing to give up her seat to a white passengers on a Montgomery, Alabama public bus on December 1, 1955.  Gray also represented Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and many other civil rights leaders during the Civil Rights Movement.  Gray represented several unsung heroes including Claudette Colvin, Aurelia S. Browder, Susie McDonald, and Mary Louise Smith, taking the landmark civil rights case Browder v. Gayle to the U.S. Supreme Court which ruled that segregation of buses in Alabama was unconstitutional.

U.S. Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Representing the 7th District of Alabama.

The Henry Ford Museum, Steward of the renovation and public exhibit at The Henry Ford of the actual bus from which Rosa Parks was arrested from on December 1, 1955.

Paulette Brown, the first African American woman to lead the American Bar Association as President.  Ms. Brown also currently serves as President of the National Bar Association.

Attorney Benjamin Crump  , the Civil Rights attorney who represented the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown.

And there are many, many more…including possibly you and your organization!

Call (404) 454-8353 now to speak directly with Sponsor Relations from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. CST Monday through Saturday.  Our deadline for graphics is quickly approaching!

‘The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) was born from a citizens’ movement.  The organization, created in 1955 amidst crisis, following the arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, catapulted the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to the forefront of the national struggle for civil rights.  The MIA introduced a new era of grass-roots civil disobedience and mass resistance that would shape the Modern Civil Rights Movement in days and years to come.’

Please see sponsorship levels and opportunities here:

MIA 60th Anniversary Sponsorship Package

Thank you in advance for considering our request to become a partner with the Montgomery Improvement Association.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly at (404) 454-8353 or by email at kwilliams@themia1955.org.

Sincerely,

M. Kita Williams

Sponsor Relations (404) 454 -8353

civilrightsagenda.com supports the human and civil rights of all persons. civilrightsagenda.com is not affiliated with the Montgomery Improvement Association, however supports its’ historic mission.

 

 

“A Conversation With Police About Race” – NY Times

Straight from the horses mouths…this is what you call “real talk”.

Full Video-Minister Louis Farrakhan Lays it Out: Justice or Else

Brother Minister Farrakhan is introduced at the 3hr 45 min mark

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