tired.

more tomorrow.

wm

A note I received today from Amnesty International. Because this can, and does, happen to black men across America, every year in this country. We have a disproportionate number of brothers locked up. We need to change this.

wm

Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed on September 23.
Justice matters, stop the imminent execution of Troy Davis!

Dear Nancy,

Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed by the state of Georgia on September 23, even though his serious claims of innocence have never been heard in court.

Take action right now to stop this execution!

Troy Davis was convicted of murder solely on the basis of witness testimony, and seven of the nine non-police witnesses have since recanted or changed their testimony, several citing police coercion. Others have signed affidavits implicating one of the remaining two witnesses as the actual killer. But due to an increasingly restrictive appeals process, none of this new evidence has ever been heard in court.

Take action and then forward this action to ten friends!

On July 16, 2007, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles stayed Troy Davis’ execution, stating that it would “not allow an execution to proceed in this State unless and until its members are convinced that there is no doubt as to the guilt of the accused.” The failure of courts to hear the compelling evidence of innocence in this case means that massive doubts about Troy Davis’ guilt will remain unresolved.

Urge the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to be true to its words and prevent this execution from proceeding!

In solidarity,

Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn
Director, Death Penalty Abolition Campaign
Amnesty International USA

…- hello.

…-I am off to school soon. First day with students. Nervous? Yeah, like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

…-still reading like a maniac.

…-haven’t started my online class, although the textbook arrived several days ago.

…-I opened it up. Did you know they make the print in textbooks really really tiny small nowadays?

…-I’m sure it’s not my eyes.

…-my kids are excited about school. They set out their backpacks last night.

…-I have a big year planned. I’m going to read, read, read with the kids, everything from Where the Wild Things Are to Lemony Snickets. Yay. I will also give away a ton of books to the students and their parents — I appreciate that people like to donate books to schools, and I want to get them out to some readers. It’s so nice to be the middleman on this.

…-Do I go back to bed? Or start drinking coffee?

…-ha ha ha like that’s even a real question.

…-have a good day, y’all.

love,

wm

My favorite tortured love song. I love Karen Carpenter. Loved.

Who knew?