How Could You Be So Heartless

I, like many others in North Carolina, am shocked, saddened and even outraged over the death of little Shaniya Davis. This is the five-year-old who was being used as a sex slave by her mother, 25-year-old Antoinette Davis. Shaniya's body was discovered Monday in a rural area---several days after her mother reported her missing from their mobile home.

Here's the timeline according to Fayetteville Police:

Davis called police at 6:53 a.m. one week ago today to report that her daughter was missing.

Davis told police the last time she saw the child was at 5:30 a.m. inside their mobile home.

At 6:11 a.m. that day, a surveillance camera at a Sanford hotel recorded Shaniya in the arms of a man identified as Mario Andrette McNeill, 29, of Fayetteville.

On Monday, police said McNeill left the hotel with Shaniya at 7:30 a.m.

In a news release issued on Nov. 17, Fayetteville Police say Shaniya was alive when she left a Sanford motel. What happened between then and yesterday's discovery is still a mystery.
Bradley Lockhart, father of Shaniya, had raised his daughter up until recently. It was then that he decided to give her mother a chance to be apart of their daughter’s life and raise her.
All he desired was for his daughter to be alive and ok.

Meanwhile, Anotinette Davis sits in jail charged with human trafficking and felony child abuse. Her mother is maintaining her innocence, saying her daughter would never do anything to hurt her child. Let me say this, never say what your children won't do because they will make a liar out of you.

One more sick piece of this horrific story is the fact that this human trafficking, child abusing mother is PREGNANT AGAIN!
This heartfelt story made national news and received many prayer and condolences from the nation. People are outraged by this story. It especially hits home to people with young children.
Jasmine Wilson was born twenty miles from where little Shaniya’s body was found. She is also six months pregnant with a little girl.
“You have to be a sick individual to sell your own biological child for money or drugs,” says Jasmine.
“She deserves to be thrown under the jail!”
Sean Perry is a native of Fayetteville, NC, so this story hits him on a more personal level.
Perry says, “’This incident gives the Fayetteville area a bad name, and a bad reputation.”
He also talks about how it affects him as an African American as well as a black male. “We already have it hard in society and this doesn’t do anything but make us look worse.”
As the investigation continues, more questions will be answered as to why and how a mother could do this to her own daughter. As a nation all we can do is pray for little Shaniya and her father. We must do must to protect our kids.

Truth, Justice, and Healing Conference

Local students and community organizers and leaders came together in 2005 to commemorate the tragic events of Nov. 3. Thus, “Truth, Justice and Healing Conference” was born.
Every year, since 2005, during the week of Nov. 3 New Light Missionary Baptist Church hosts the week long events. The week is primarily sponsored by different organizations such as the Beloved Community Center of Greensboro, Greensboro Justice Fund, Greensboro Human Relations Commission, just to name a few.
On November 3, 1979 five people were fatally shot before a “Death to the Klan” march in Greensboro, NC at a public housing complex.
A group of Ku Klux Klan members and a group of Neo-nazis came to disrupt the march and confront the marchers. When the two groups arrived protesters beat on their cars which eventually lead to a riot. By the end of the riot five people had been killed and 10 fatally wounded.
Among the five people killed were Sandra Neely Smith, Bill Sampson, Jim Waller, Michael Nathan and Cesar Cauce. All were anti-clan demonstrators. The clansmen and the Neo-nazi groups were both later acquitted of all charges, by an all white jury, twice even though the violence was captured on video.
As a result, racial controversy affected politics and race relations in the city up to this present day.
The events began on Wednesday with a video presentation, a storytelling circle, “Healing Movement and dance.”
Thursday included the keynote speaker, workshop sessions and a musical tribute to those killed.
Friday was the black/brown discussion. This was the forum where the community came together to discuss the issues affecting people of color. The question was asked: What is preventing black/brown unity?
Signe Waller Foxworth, widow of Jim Waller, responded by saying, “nothing is preventing black/brown unity.”
“Unity can be achieved through communication and understanding,” says Foxworth.
Other members of the panel said it was vial for the unity so people of color can fight the justice system. The overall message was for minorities to continue to fight, build a movement, and continue the legacy of previous leaders.
Professor Sarah Carrig, professor at North Carolina A&T State University, said as a Spanish teacher sending her students to the discussion would give them some insight on the struggles the Latino community deals with on a daily basis. “It is time for change and for people to stop fighting each other and to come together for a bigger cause.”

A Memorable Homecoming

As North Carolina A&T State University brings their homecoming to an end, it marks another remarkable year that will go down in history.
From Sunday Oct. 25 to Saturday Oct 31, homecoming was filled wit many fun and festive activities. Each day included something to do, not just for the students but also for parents and alumni. A&T always tries to set up activities that pertain to all age groups.
The festivities included the gospel concert, pep rally, comedy show, Coronation, SGA reunion, alumni luncheons, Aggie fest and concerts for the college kids as well as a concert for the older crowd. The concert featured artists such as Trey Songz, Keri Hilson, Mario, just to name a few. The alumni jammed to the sounds of Chuck Brown.
While there were high points throughout the week, there were a few low points. A few accidents were reported and there were many traffic jams. Greensboro police went as far as to hire police officers from surrounding counties to help maintain safety.
Each year Greensboro brings in thousands of visitors and who come to participate in Aggie Pride week. It is also the time when most employers are without half of their employees. Beverly Mahone got to witness this first hand. Over half of the teachers were absent from the school she works at due to this year’s homecoming.
“It is amazing to see what a homecoming will have people do,” says Mahone. As an alumni of Ohio University, Mahone says she has never seen anything like this, “they don’t do half as much as any HBCU.”
A&T is said to be one of the most anticipated homecomings of the year. Each year the Aggies end the week with the big homecoming game. The game everyone thought the football team had under their belts.
Aggies ended up losing their game 31-13 to Bethune-Cookman but as one foot ball player recalls, the amount of support and pride stood out the most. Safety, Justin Ferrell summarizes the game as the team” having no sense of urgency or motivation.” “It was not the coaches who failed but the team who failed to execute the game plan.”
One thing about the Aggies is whether they win or lose they always show their Aggie Pride. They may have lost their game but they will never lose their school spirit. A&T ended their spectacular homecoming with a bang and look forward to doing the same next year.

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