(Image in Header) Montgomery, AL Black Lives Matter painting around the fountain, where slaves were paraded around to be auctioned off. June 19, 2020 aka Juneteenth, celebrates 155 years of African American nationally commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Are African American’s REALLY Free? inCity Magazine has created a list of...
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Part III: Modern Day Rosa L Parks
Written by Dory Dearest, Image by Smooth Geek Photography I consider myself to be from the cities of the Civil Rights Movement. I was born in Montgomery, AL, and spent the majority of my life living there. However, the weekends of my childhood, and a couple of years of high school, were spent in Dallas...
Part II: Modern Day Rosa L Parks
The Tenacity of Courage Article Written by Tamika Seals Robinson “Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, when ignorance prevails and where any one class is made to feel that society is in an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.” Frederick Douglass (from “Southern Barbarism”)...
Modern Day Rosa L Parks?
Their names are Moya Holly, Jonathan Williams, Jeremy Selmar and Joe Pernell. Are these four people the 2020 Edition of the Civil Rights Activist, Rosa L Parks? Will their names go down in Montgomery Alabama Civil Rights History, for the action they have been accused of? The aforementioned protestors were arrested for the removal of...
Why Men Are Less Likely To Wear Face Masks
Your Face Mask Is Actually a Sign of Strength A psychotherapist explains what men really project when they wear them. BY AVI KLEIN Men are not carrying their weight when it comes to preventing the spread and transmission of COVID-19. According to a recent paper, men are less likely than women to wear masks to protect themselves...
How One Hospitality Professional Became Inspired by COVID-19 Unemployment
As of early May, there have been over 33 million unemployment claims filed in the US. The state of Georgia accounts for over 1.6 million of those initial claims and is considered one of the hardest-hit states by the COVID-19 pandemic. The state’s hotel industry is feeling the worst of it with occupancy levels plummeting...
Ahmaud Arbery: Gregory and Travis McMichael arrested, charged with murder
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Thursday night announced the arrests of Gregory and Travis McMichael in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery following a storm of public outcry after video of Arbery’s death was made public. The father and son were both charged with murder and aggravated assault, GBI said in a statement. They will be booked into...
11 Ways to Improve Your Memory
Long-term, immediate, and habitual methods for keeping your memories fresh and clear. Mental Floss by Kathy Benjamin Whether you want to be a Jeopardy! champion or just need to remember where you parked your car, here are 11 things you can do right now to turn your mind from a sieve into a steel trap....
Masterpiece to Watch in Quarantine
Some masterpieces don’t make it to the box office, Traces of Indignity is one of them. With new film releases grinding to a halt in response to the spread of the coronavirus, many have used these weeks of self-quarantine to cast an eye backward over their favorites, and to fill in what they have missed....
President Trump Unveils ‘Opening Up America Again’
WASHINGTON — President Trump is pushing to get Americans back to normal life from coronavirus lockdowns within weeks under new reopening guidelines shared with governors on Thursday, The Post has learned. The “Opening Up American Again” guidelines say states that show a downward trend in COVID-19 cases will be able to reopen their restaurants, bars, theaters, workplaces,...