National Night Out in Atlanta

All across the country, communities and law enforcement meet to celebrate “National Night Out” (NNO) which was started  in 1984 by Matt Peskin in Philadelphia. The purpose of NNO is to bring together neighbors, neighborhood watch groups, law enforcement, civic groups, and more to promote community and police partnerships to help make communities safer.  According to National Town Watch, now there are thirty eight million neighbors in sixteen thousand communities across the nation who take part in NNO. For the full history, visit:

https://natw.org/history

While all 50 states participate in NNO, each state determines when they celebrate, most choosing dates in August, the original founding month.

Yesterday was a beautiful day and all across Georgia, including the following metro Atlanta communities gathered to celebrate National Night Out at:
-Rosa Burney Park             – Myrtle Street Park
Shamrock Garden Apts     – Anderson Park
Collier Heights Park.          – Peoples Town
Vine City                               – Washington High School

There was food, lots of kids, FUN, political candidates, voter registration stations and more.

National Night Out in Denver:

http://m.onenewspage.com/video/20170801/8602487/National-night-out.htm

National Night Out in the Philadelphia Area:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/articles.pennlive.com/news/2017/08/national_night_out_helps_harri.amp

 

 

 

Please Repair the MARTA Escalators

Daily riders wonder how long they will have to wait for MARTA to repair this escalator at its’ Oakland City station.  Down for at least four days, this is unexceptionable.

In four days, surely it can get it repaired!  In talking to the MARTA police officer, she says “it may be down for a while.”

Now 10 minutes later, upon arrival at the Five Points station, the escalator to the East bound platform is not working.  Hmmm!  What is this all about??

Does anyone know if this is standard operating procedures for MARTA’s escalators to be out for days at at time?

When you see escalators out of service, do you call MARTA customer service or go online to report the problem??

 

Pedro Hernandez Freed…Judge Requires 100% of Bail

It is difficult to raise 10% of a $250,000 bail amout to get someone out of jail. Yet earlier this week a judge required 100% of the $250,000 bail.  Once the full amout was raised, he questioned whether those contributing used their own money.  And, the judge refused to release Hernandez.

If it had not been for Sean King’s diligence and the Robert Kennedy Foundation’s funds, no one knows how much longer this teenager would have to remain in jail at Rikers waiting for trial since three years has already passed.

See the Black America Web link  below for a horrific example of two types of justice in America: Justice for the haves and in-Justice for the have nots.

Special Report: Pedro Hernandez Freed

Is America re-living how she treated people of color and the poor in the early and mid twentieth century?

If you have not already “Slavery By Another Name” (Now a movie on PBS TV 30) and the “New Jim Crow. You must fully understand the plan before you can effectively respond and bring about change.

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