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In a disturbing report, first published with the BBC, it appears that the Gullah Geechee community of Plantersville, South Carolina is fighting to keep their land, all due to fees for services they are not even using. Last week 20 homes were put up to be auctioned in a city bidding spree. Lillian Milton did not find out about here home until she had went down to the tax office to settle her tax bill. She was told her home had been sold because she never paid a $250 sewer bill – a sewer system that she was not using at this time.

According to reports written by Brian Wheeler, Milton stated,“They had sold everything, the property, the house and all and when I offered to pay them with a check, they told me I couldn’t. I had to get cash money – 880 some dollars that I had to pay them to get my place back.”Not long after this saga, Milton suffered a heart-attack, which she believes was brought on by the stress of the treat that she would lose her house and her property.

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By the way, Milton’s home and property was valued at around $46,000, the real-estate developer who bought her property purchased it for $1,236! Luckily, if your home is sold at an auction, the owner has one year to pay the bill in order to prevent having the land taken.

Plantersville is prime real-estate. All who live here, like many of us are the direct descendants of slaves – and the community of Plantersville is all developed on heirs property. This Gullah Geechee land has been passed down for generations, and according to Rev. Ben Grate, more than a million Gullah Geechee descendant across america have a share of this land, and don’t even know.

Please read the full version of this fight to keep the Gullah Geechee land with who it belongs – its rightful descendants.

“We are the only gullah-geechee land that is in tact. And owners of land, and tradition, and a way of life.” -Gullah Geechee resident of Plantersville, SC

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Source: BBC

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Updated December 5, 2016

It was a total of 24 hours of deliberations over a four day period of back and forth between the jurors. In today’s controversial conclusion of the case against Officer Michael Slager, the judge had no choice but to declare a mistrial. As of Friday, we all witnessed the banter between the judge and the jury with a flutter of notes regarding one juror who refused to find any wrongdoing on behalf of Slager. After a long weekend, court resumed and the jury again went back and forth, continuing to ask for clarification on certain charges and definitions related to the trial.

Approximately at 3:30 pm, the Judge concluded: “The jury has been unable to come to a unanimous decision “despite the best efforts they have been unable to come to a unanimous decision. It’s a difficult task and its the way our system works, and it requires a unanimous decision.”

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The prosecutor for the case added, “The statistics show that the next jury will look and have the same background as you all. Maybe ya’ll can give us some insight on the next trial.” -Prosecutor Scarlett Wilson

Scott’s mother, Judy Scott, said at a news conference after the mistrial was announced that she isn’t sad about the mistrial “because Jesus is on the inside. And I know that justice will be served, because the God that I serve, he’s able. He told me to wait on the Lord and be of good courage, and God, he is strengthening my heart. God is my strength, and I know without a doubt that he is a just God and injustice will not prevail.”

In the meantime, Charleston has to prepare for a rescheduling of this criminal case, a federal case that is scheduled for 2017, and the continuing saga and trial of terrorist, Dylann Roof.

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To watch three young ladies deal with being in a situation where they don’t have a permanent home, but despite that, they are still smiling, still positive, and still out there slaying the track and bringing home medals, should be all the motivation one needs for a week!

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Meet eleven-year-old Tai Sheppard, ten-year-old Rainn Sheppard, and nine-year-old Brooke Sheppard, the three siblings who have been named Sports Illustrated Sportskids of the Year for 2016. This track and field trio, who are not even teens yet, are young but they have enormous dreams and goals.

According to the Sports Illustrated article,Tai wants to compete in the AAU Junior Olympics every year. This year she placed second in the 80-meter hurdles; it was her second time competing in the Houston competition. Rainn stated that she wanted to compete in the Olympics one day. She brought the gold home from Houston after winning her 3,000 meter race. Brooke, the youngest says her goals are to get faster and jump higher, she also placed second in Houston, competing in the High Jump competition.

Their mom credits their track coaches with their confidence. In the sports illustrated issue, she discussed how their coaches have influenced her girls; “I think it’s given them a sense of security,” says Tonia Handy, the mother of three. Tonia Handy works hard to support her daughters and right now they are living in a two bedroom unit homeless shelter.

Despite challenging times, the girls have a level of grace and optimism that appears to be unmatched. Along with dominating kids track and field, they also maintain A’s and B’s in school. By the way, they have only been competing for two years. Something tells me these three will be walking in the footsteps similar to two very successful tennis players – Good luck ladies, your hard work is sure to pay off!

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We are all born to stand out, nobody’s born to blend in. How boring would this world be if we were all the same. – Halima Aden

Meet Halima Aden, the St. Cloud State University, 19-year old student that’s trending throughout the internet for making history. This past week weekend, Aden became the first woman to wear a hijab and burkini while competing in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant. She’s made history simply because she was able to compete while wearing the hijab throughout the entire pageant. She also held firm to her culture’s traditions by wearing a burkini, which is a full-body bathing suit which covers everything from the neck down.

Halima Aden not only reps her culture, but the bilingual college student received a huge applause from the audience as she walked across the stage. Although Aden did not win, she made it into the top 15, where they only chose 5 contestants to go into the final round.

Born a in Kenya, Aden was a refugee prior to her family moving to St. Cloud, Minnesota. Never before competing in a beauty pageant, Aden believed this was the perfect opportunity to change any perceptions some may have regarding Islam and Somalia. According to CBS news, Aden explained:

“I thought for a very long time that I ad to conform or maybe change the way i look, or maybe the hijab was dimming by beauty. I took a moment and then i realized, you know what, there’s a lot of girls who do wear this and this is their reality. It just made me even more prouder to wear it.”

With the climate in the United States being so intense right now, stories like Aden’s helps in cementing the bond that we all should have to respect and admire varying cultures.

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The Southeast is getting hyped for the annual Independent Tone Awards! This year, the music culture throughout the Carolinas have been gathering to discuss the need to “come together” and unite. Well, the Independent Tone Awards has been doing just that! This award show is unlike any other that we’ve seen, and it’s also unlike any other industry event that we have seen thus far. No cliques, just a love for musical talent and genres throughout the region. Pop, Urban, Rock,Country, and the art of Deejaying, The Independent Tone Awards brings music and music lovers together for one night to celebrate the culture!

“South Carolina is a state that is founded on grass roots music and cultural arts. This award ceremony will respectfully honor the live bands, and artists that fill the air of this historic state. The ITA (IndieToneAwards) are honoring the following genres of music: Pop, Urban, Rock,Country, and the art of DJ’s.”

Get your tickets before they are all sold out. You can purchase directly from their website at http://independenttoneawards.com/

Here’s a sneak peak on what to expect:

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