A 103 year old bed ridden woman ended up prevailing in a one woman Occupy Atlanta situation with a little help from sheriff deputies.
A Deutsche Bank branch in Atlanta had requested the eviction of Vinia Hall, a soon to be 104 year-old Atlanta woman, and her 83-year-old daughter, Vita Lee. Both were terrified of being removed from their home of 53 years and like most who have been evicted by banks, the two women had no idea where they’d go next.
Once the movers hired by the bank saw who they were evicting, they along with the law enforcement officers dispatched to assist had a change of heart.
You might say that this was a major victory for the 99%.
Someone may want to tell the German owned Deutsche Bank to stop behaving like the Grinch. Oh, wait a minute, the movers and the law enforcement of Atlanta have made that statement loud and clear.
Unfortunately, the stress of the possible eviction made the daughter ill. Vita Lee was rushed to the hospital the same day.
Vinia Hall had one message for the German owned Grinch Deutsche Bank: “Please don’t come in and disturb me no more. When I’m gone you all can come back and do whatever they want to.”
Take a look at the video above as Mrs. Vinia Hall talks about the almost eviction.
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Well folks, she at it again. Lorey Hayes has a new play out. Entitled Massinissa and the Tragedy of the House of Thunder, Lorey takes on a journey to Carthage around 250 BC. We meet Hannibal and we learn of the love story responsible for his defeat by Rome.
Take a look above as Lorey tells us about her new play.
Also make sure you see this exciting 2 Act tragic love story running from DECEMBER 7-18 2011 at. The Poet’s Den Theater 309 E. 108 NY, NY 10029.
STARRING: Dayo Olatokun, Anja Lee, Lodric D. Collins, Elijah Black, Diane Dixon, Michael Raimondi, Dennis Jordan, Phillip Burke, Lawrence Winslow, Tino Christopher, Natasha Yannacanedo, Kirt Harding, Phillip Pepin-de-la-cal, Bryant Carroll, Stacey J. Dotson, Tom Martin, Treasure Davidson.
Sorry Lenny, but America isn’t just black and white. My family is representative of the United Nations. It includes Native Americans, Latinos, Asians, Europeans, etc. I like the music. Think you can write another song with the same music reflecting that fact?
Listen to Lenny Kravitz to new song Black and White which is probably going to be on the sound track of Lee Daniels movie entitled Selma.
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“I got justice today, but no victory. I’m numb because lives have been changed today. Now we just have to move forward.” These are the words of Shenita Williams. Shenita and her family’s world was changed on April 5, 2009 when her 8 year old niece was killed as she slept in her home.
Paris Whitehead-Hamilton was hit once in the upper torso about 2:20 a.m. Sunday as more than 50 bullets from a semiautomatic rifle poured into her home in Bartlett Park, a neighborhood south of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. See Gunfire Kills 8 Year Old Girl As She Sleeps Inside Her Home
Dondre Davis, Duong Nyugen and Stephen Harper were found guilty of the first degree murder of 8-year-old Paris Whitehead-Hamilton, and were sentenced to life without parole this week.
Nyugen’s lawyer had said he was falsely accused and Harper’s attorney said he should face a lesser charge because he never fired a gun.
The prosecution successfully argued that they were all involved in the drive-by shooting that killed the little girl and should each be found guilty of first degree murder.
Paris’ cousin, addressed the three defendants, “We have prayed about it, and we have forgiven you all. We did not agree to take a life for a life. We spared your lives, although you took our loved one from us.”
The judge sentenced each of the defendants to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
There was no victory, but there was justice for Paris Whitehead-Hamilton.
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The family of former D.C. Superior Court Chief Judge Eugene Hamilton has scheduled a public viewing and funeral service.
The public viewing will be held on Sunday, November 27, 2011 at the Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home. The time for the viewing has been set for 2 PM to 4 PM and 6 PM to 8 PM. Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home is located at 11800 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20904
Funeral service for family and close friends will be held on Monday, November 28, 2011 at 11:00 AM at The Lutheran Church of St. Andrew. The church is located at 15300 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD, 20905.
Judge Hamilton died Nov. 19 at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney, Maryland of a heart attack at the age of 78.
The Memphis born son of a domestic worker and a postal employee rose to become chief judge of the D.C. Superior Court in 1993, making him the second Black American to hold that position. H. Carl Moultrie of whom the court building is named was the first.
During his seven years as chief judge along with his three decades on the bench, Judge Hamilton established a reputation as a strong advocate for children in the Washington Metropolitan area. Both Judge Hamilton and his wife, Virginia became heart loving foster parents for more than 50 foster children. They also adopted four of the children. Some of the foster children were severely handicapped.
After stepping down as chief judge, he remained active as a senior judge. In that capacity, the last major case he heard on November 18, 2011 involved a 10-year-old boy from Prince George’s County abandoned at a Children’s National Medical Center psychiatric ward. The child was ultimately moved to a long-term-care facility near Philadelphia thanks to Judge Hamilton who worked diligently to resolve the matter in the best interest of the child.
Known as someone who remembered his modest origins, Eugene Nolan Hamilton was born Aug. 24, 1933, in Memphis, Tennessee. Judge Hamilton received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1954 and a law degree in 1958, both from the University of Illinois. Before moving to the Washington area in 1961, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and the Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
Prior to receiving an appointment to the in 1970, he worked in the Justice Department’s civil division. After taking the bench, he worked in all of the divisions of the D.C. Superior Court before becoming chief judge.
During his tenure as chief judge, the D.C. Superior Court began a pilot program for juvenile nonviolent offenders, called Urban Services Corps. The program combined a boot camp-like training program with months of supervision and job training.
In 2000, Judge Hamilton stepped down as chief judge a year before the end of his second term and after 30 years on the bench.
“I always set my mark for 30 years,” he said in an interview with The Post at the time.
In addition to his continuation on the bench in a senior status, Judge Hamilton taught as an adjunct law professor at Harvard and American University. At the time of his death, Judge Hamilton was teaching a Trial Advocacy Workshop at Harvard Law School.
Judge Eugene Nolan Hamilton was a man amongst men and a man of integrity. May he rest in peace.
Febone1960.net offers condolences to his survivors which includes his wife of 55 years, Virginia David Hamilton of Brookeville; nine children, Alexandra Evans of Ashton; Steven Hamilton of Santa Clara, Calif.; James Hamilton of Bowie; Eric Hamilton and David Hamilton, both of Tampa; Rachael Hamilton of Columbia; Jeremiah Hamilton of Silver Spring; Michael Hamilton of Brookeville; and Marcus Hamilton of Wheaton; 15 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
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