Just in case you missed tonights Todays Top 3 on the @themarcclarkeshow on the new @radio1039ny heres what you missed with yours truly Jenna 6 victim & TrayvonMartin Martins brother graduates from Collegr!! ✊✊ Some positive news ... Mychal Bell, who made national headlines a few years ago as part of the ‘Jena Six,’ has graduated from Southern University with a degree in interdisciplinary studies. Mychals graduation is a huge feat, considering the fact that he once faced 22-years in prison. For those unfamiliar with the Jena 6 case from 2006 (see original post here), 16-year-old Mychal and 5 Black defendants were charged with attempted second-degree murder and other offenses after a school fight at their Louisiana high school sent a white student to the hospital with minor injuries. The fight was a result alleged escalation of racial tensions. Acions like nooses being hung from trees and fires at the high school were going unpunished, according to the defendants. Fortunately, his conviction was overturned with the assistance of his new defense attorney Louis Scott in 2007. During the time of the trial, Mychal missed his senior year of high school, and found it difficult to adjust to life in the national spotlight. In 2008, he shot himself in the chest with a .22-caliber pistol, telling CNN he felt the pressure to be perfect after his conviction was overturned. Also Jahvaris Fulton, the older brother of Trayvon Martin, has earned his degree from Florida International University (FIU) he is on track to becoming a lawyer!! Winning! Congrats to them both! That is wonderful!! Easier to get Cuban Cigars??? President Obama announced a major overhaul of U.S.- Cuba relations, the biggest shift in the two nations’ diplomatic posture since the severing of ties in 1961. The President has instructed the Secretary of State to immediately initiate discussions with Cuba on the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba, which were severed in January 1961. “In the coming months, we will re-establish an embassy in Havana and carry out high-level exchanges and visits between our two governments as part of the normalization process.” The administration is broadening use of existing categories of allowable travel, including for family visits, professional meetings and “support for the Cuban people.” The announcement also includes step to increase commercial flights to Cuba. Radio 103.9s Roxie at Soul Fixins NYC for Stations Food Challenge!!!!! Just a reminder folks: Heyyyy fam!!! Join me & the @radio1039ny street team from 11a-1p at Soul Fixins Restaurant @soulfixins located in Manhattan at 225 West 28th Street between 7th & 8th Ave TOMORROW, Thursday, Dec 18th to collect food for City Harvest @cityharvestnyc as part of my stations Food Challenge! Help me to make someones holiday a beautiful one and help the less fortunate! Bring canned goods or whatever you can! When youre out there grocery shopping, think about how good it would feel to feed an extra mouth ...it makes a difference And those are the Top 3 Things you should know with Roxie!!!
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:08:55 +0000
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