The Phoenix Book Project is a non-profit organization which promotes sexualviolence education, prevention, and recovery.
Bedford, Ohio – Licensed social worker Kathleen Thomas releases her memoir in conjunction with The Phoenix Book Project.Coloring Outside the Lines: Healing from Child Sexual Abuse and Learning to Live by My Own Rules is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Outskirts Press online stores.Coloring Outside the Lines portrays a harrowing account of child sexual abuse and the painful, yet ultimately victorious, transformation from victim to survivor.
“Approximately one in ten children under the age of eighteen experiences sexual abuse,” Thomas reports.“Repercussions of abuse include Post traumatic stress disorder, depression, aggression, sleep and eating disorders, substance abuse, self-harming behaviors, and suicide ideation.Repercussions may last a lifetime if a survivor does not receive the necessary treatment to heal.”
Fortunately, there are child abuse agencies and rape crisis centers in every state in America.The Phoenix Book Project will distribute one copy of Coloring Outside the Lines to more than one thousand of these, offering hope and practical advice to survivors, parents, and caregivers.
It isn’t often that legislators in Montgomery are universally in agreement on anything. But this week it happened, twice.
First, legislators in the State House of Representatives agreed by a vote of 92-2 to kill the budget that had passed earlier in the year. Additionally, everyone agreed that this legislative session has been a complete failure and waste of more than $400,000 in taxpayer money—no budget was passed, and no agreement was reached on how to move forward.
The session was doomed before it began. Gov. Bentley said after the special session ended that his “level of trust (with legislators) had declined.” But it was Gov. Bentley who called the special session in mid-July after he had committed to not call it before mid-August. In his own words, he chose to use the “element of surprise” against legislators. His tactics not only created tension between him and legislators, they were also premature; legislators were clearly not ready to come back.
But the distrust and tension was not just with the governor. There are clearly deep divisions in the legislature. Some of those divisions are between the House and Senate leadership, some of them are between Republicans in general (those who are willing to raise taxes and those who aren’t) and some have been between Democrats and Republicans.
I’m not going to comment on the internal workings of the Republican Caucus or the divisions between the Republican leadership in the House and Senate. However, those divisions were obvious to everyone before the session was called, and would have been enough reason not to call the session until later.
But I can speak to the differences between the Democrats and Republicans.
Over a month ago, Democrats made it known that we would not support any tax increases unless the Republican leadership allowed a vote on the lottery and the governor expanded Medicaid.
For the last five years, I have personally offered a lottery bill, and both the lottery and Medicaid expansion have been a part of the Democrats platform. Had a lottery bill been passed last year, we would have already seen income from it and would not be talking about raising taxes this year. But the Republican leadership refused to let the lottery come up for a vote.
But it’s not just the creation of a lottery that Republicans have blocked in the last five years. Republican leadership has, repeatedly, used the legislative rules to shut down debate and force legislation through without letting Democrats have any input.
The budget crisis didn’t start this year. It’s been decades in the making, coming to a head in 2012. That year, Democrats bailed Republicans out by giving them votes they needed to pass legislation that allowed them to borrow $437 million from the state’s savings account to avoid this crisis. Despite being run over in the legislature, Democrats and the voters of Alabama essentially bailed the Republicans out and gave the Republican leadership a three-year extension to figure out a solution to this budget crisis.
But they didn’t prepare; they didn’t even talk about the crisis until after the election. Then, after running over Democrats in the legislature, ignoring our legislative priorities, and spending decades calling Democrats a bunch of “tax-and-spend liberals,” they just assumed Democrats would go along with their plan to raise taxes.
I guess they just figured, despite what Democrats have said very clearly and very publicly, we would automatically vote to raise taxes and the Republicans could keep blaming the tax increases on those “tax-and-spend liberal Democrats.”
Democrats believe in adequately funding government; what we don’t believe in is raising taxes just for the heck of it. We certainly aren’t going to vote to raise taxes if the Republican leadership is just going to blame Democrats for raising taxes and continue not to address the real problems; which is exactly what they did after the last time we voted to bail them out in 2012.
The Republican leadership knows they cannot pass any tax increases without Democrats support, and Gov. Bentley won’t sign a budget that doesn’t include tax increases. That means Republicans are going to have to work with Democrats and include some of our solutions in the plan to solve this crisis.
But before Democrats will vote for any kind of tax increase, the Republicans will have to pass a lottery and protect our hospitals and nursing homes, especially in rural areas by expanding Medicaid. And Democrats won’t support a plan to take money out of the education budget unless a plan is first passed to replace every cent they take out.
There is a path forward, but Democrats and Republicans will have to walk it together.
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Rep. Craig Ford is a Democrat from Gadsden and the Minority Leader in the Alabama House of Representatives.
The 2016 Election cycle has been filled with jaw-dropping, head-scratching moments.
And, although the presidential election has been surreal from the start, there is the possibility of another Bush-Clinton match-up which has already provided a few standout assertions, attacks and missteps.
HERE ARE A FEW MOMENTS on the 2016 Election trail: Donald Trump said Megyn Kelly has “blood coming out of her – wherever.” And then he insists that “only a sick person” would think it was about menstruation.
Trump wasn’t pleased with the questions FOX News host Megyn Kelly asked about his history of attacks on women during the first GOP presidential debate. So he attacked – first on Twitter, and then in a Friday night interview on CNN during which he said that Kelly had “Blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her – wherever.” Most of Trump‘s Republican opponents thought that it was reference to menstruation, and hit him for it. But Trump, standing firm in an extraordinary interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, said that “Only a sick person“ would make that assumption. “Do you think I’d make a stupid statement like that?” he said.
Hillary Clinton says she and Bill Clinton were “Dead broke in 2001.”
Hillary raised eyebrows during a book tour by declaring that her family left the White House “not only dead broke but in debt.” The debt was the result of the legal expenses the Clinton had racked up, and the former secretary of state was attempting to explain the exorbitant speaking fees she’s commanded since then. But she ignored another reality: The Clintons had the capacity then to quickly earn money in a way most Americans can only dream of. As she campaigns on a platform of middle class economics, the remark could return in anti-Clinton ads.
Mike Huckabee says President Barack Obama is marching Israelis “to the door of the oven.”
In an interview with Breitart News, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee put his opposition to the Iran deal in the starkest terms possible, saying that President Barack Obama is on the verge of causing holocaust. “It is naïve that he would trust the Iranians. By doing so he will take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven,” Huckabee said. In a race where his presence was low-key, the remarks made Huckabee the center of attention for a few days, leading some opponents of Obama’s Iran nuclear pitch to say the presidential candidate went too far.
Ted Cruz calls Mitch McConnell a liar on the Senate floor.
Since his 2012 election, Sen. Ted Cruz has taken pride in the willingness to fight longer and harder than other conservatives – even when that means the government shuts down. So Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to allow a vote on an amendment that would extend the Export-Import Bank’s charter was too much for Cruz, who said McConnell broke a promise not to do that and the senators shouldn’t “lie to each other.” “We now know that when the majority leader looks us in the eyes and makes an explicit commitment, that he is willing to say things that he knows are false,” Cruz said – potentially violating a Senate vote against attacking other members’ motives and earning a scolding from a handful of senior Republicans over it.
Trump Attacks John McCain’s war-hero status follows “Who’s doing the raping?”
Donald Trump had already set off controversy by claiming that many of the undocumented immigrants who crossed into the United States from Mexico were rapists and killers. He managed to kick the controversy up a notch and earn stronger rebukes from other Republican presidential contenders – by attacking Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who spent five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
Donald Trump gives out Lindsey Graham’s cell phone number and then Graham finds a bunch of ways to destroy it.
The attack on McCain did not sit well with one of his best friends in the Senate, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who is running for president, also. After Graham hit back at Trump, the real estate mogul held up a card on which he’d previously written Graham’s cell phone number and in the middle of a campaign event reads the number to the world.
Chris Christie yells at a gun rights supporter to “name one thing” he’s done to oppose the Second Amendment.
New Jersey’s Gov. Chris Christie does not like to be challenged on his Second Amendment record. He displays his confrontational style in an Iowa town hall shouting down a pro-gun activist who asked about his state’s restrictions.
Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders confront “Black Lives Matter” protesters at Netroots Nation and then had to back track.
What normally is a friendly liberal crowd for Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former Gov. Martin O’Malley was a different situation for both of them when “Black Lives Matter” protesters interrupted their appearance. O’Malley declared that “Black Lives Matter, but added: “White Lives Matter. All Lives Matter.” Sanders shouted down the protestors, complaining that they had interrupted him. Both later apologized.
Jeb Bush stumbles over question of entire campaign: Would he have gone to war in Iraq?
Former Gov. Jeb Bush, facing his brother’s legacy of going to war in Iraq had to know that he would be asked whether he would have invaded Iraq, knowing what he knows now. He stumbled but said he would have gone – noting that Hillary Clinton voted in favor of the war at the time. What he didn’t address was whether he’d have done that knowing everything that’s known now. Days later Bush said that he would not have.
Rand Paul shushes CNBC’s Kelly Evans
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky was questioned about his treatment of women when an interview with CNBC’s host Kelly Evans went awry. There were several awkward moments, but what stood out was when he held his finger to his lips and said, “Shhhh.”
Lincoln Chafee announces his metric platform.
Republican turned Democrat Lincoln Chafee announced the least expected campaign when he declared: “Let’s be bold. Let’s join the rest of the world and go metric.” The former Rhode Island governor and senator explained that the metric system worked well in Canada where he once lived and it could save money and help avoid mistakes in measurements and international trade. It is the most attention that Chafee has received.
Ben Carson says that some men enter prison straight – “and when they come out, they are gay.”
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson was forced to backtrack after an interview on CNN where he declared that being gay is “absolutely” a choice. He apologized, saying he doesn’t “pretend to know how every individual came to their sexual orientation.” Carson’s comments also triggered questions for other Republican presidential contenders about whether they believe homosexuality is a choice.
Hillary Clinton hits the road in the “Scooby van.”
Clinton is determined to prove that she’s willing to earn the Democratic nomination in 2016 by tripping to her first campaign stops in Iowa and New Hampshire. What got the most attention of all was the van that she took to get there named “Scooby” like the green Mystery Machine from the Scooby –Doo cartoons.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terrence Howard agreed to a 2012 divorce settlement with his ex-wife after she threatened to leak details about his sex life, his attorney said Tuesday at a hearing on the actor’s efforts to overturn the agreement.
Attorney Brian Kramer later played audio of a 2011 telephone conversation between Howard and his ex-wife Michelle Ghent in which she said she would sell information if he didn’t pay her.
“I will (expletive) bury you deep within the ground,” Ghent is heard saying on the recording.
She said she had video of Howard singing naked in the bathroom and could sell the footage for $2 million. She also referred to alleged affairs by the actor and said she had called the Internal Revenue Service to report improper deductions.
After several minutes, Howard tells Ghent, “I’ll drain everything I got to take care of it.”
His former business manager Charles McBride testified that he sent Ghent a $40,000 wire transfer later that day. McBride called the payment “hush money.”
Yvonne Howard, the actor’s sister-in-law, also said in a deposition read in court that Ghent had told her that she had taken one of the actor’s cellphones that contained footage of him having sex.
Yvonne Howard lives in Florida and did not travel to Los Angeles for the hearing.
Howard contends the statements by Ghent amounted to extortion and that the divorce settlement should be overturned.
Ghent’s lawyers say she denied the allegations during a deposition. Ghent has accused Howard of domestic violence and is also seeking money she says is owed under the settlement.
The Oscar-nominated actor and star of the hit television series “Empire” is expected to testify during the proceeding, which could end Monday.
Howard and Ghent were married in 2010 and she filed for divorce a year later.
The dispute has prompted 20th Century Fox, which produces “Empire,” to seek guidance on where to send his earnings from the show.
Judge Thomas Trent Lewis ruled that Ghent’s testimony will be limited because she did not file certain pleadings before the hearing. The judge also said Howard could only present evidence of duress and extortion attempts that happened outside of the pair’s mediation in 2012.
The divorce agreement gave Ghent several bank accounts and left Howard with responsibility for several debts, including tax liens. It also called for him to pay his wife a share of his earnings in spousal support.
During the hearing, Howard received a sharp rebuke from Lewis after the judge learned Howard had snapped a photo of the courtroom audience, including reporters covering the hearing.
“You guys are always in my business, you don’t want me in yours,” Howard told reporters before a break.
Lewis informed Howard that the photo was a violation of court rules and cut the actor off when he tried to explain himself.
“Are we going to have this discussion again, or are we done having this discussion,” Lewis asked Howard.
“We’re done having this discussion,” Howard said.
A few moments later, another bailiff informed Lewis that the presiding judge wanted Howard’s phone searched, which led to its brief confiscation while authorities determined the photos had been deleted.
Howard received an Oscar nomination for his starring role in 2005’s “Hustle & Flow.”
Alabama’s twelfth community archery park will hold its grand opening at 1 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, in Elba, Ala. The Elba Community Archery Park is located within Hawkins Williams Park, 300 Champ McCullough Dr., Elba, Ala., 36323. The public and media are invited to attend the grand opening ceremony. Attendees are encouraged to stay and shoot after the ceremony.
The archery park will be open year-round during daylight hours for recreational shooting, competitive tournaments and outdoor educational programming. The facility includes an eight-target adult range from 15 to 50 yards, an eight-target youth range of 5 to 20 yards and a four-target range of 10 to 40 yards. The park also features a 12-foot shooting platform for bowhunters to practice shooting from an elevated position.
Use of the archery park is free for those under 16 years of age or over 65 years of age. Alabamians ages 16 to 64 must have a hunting license, Wildlife Management Area license, or Wildlife Heritage license in order to shoot. For non-residents, an annual Wildlife Management Area license or non-resident hunting license is required. Licenses are available from various local retailers or online at outdooralabama.com.
Elba joins 11 other community archery parks currently in operation throughout the state including Athens, Cullman, Dothan, Demopolis, Decatur, Foley, Heflin, Lincoln, Tuscaloosa, Ozark and Pelham at Oak Mountain State Park. These facilities are one component of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) effort to increase awareness and participation in the life skill of archery.
The Elba archery park was made possible by the following sponsors: ADCNR’s Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, the City of Elba, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Archery Trade Association.
For more information, contact the Elba Parks and Recreation Department at (334) 897-6833.
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources promotes wise stewardship, management and enjoyment of Alabama’s natural resources through four divisions: Marine Resources, State Lands, State Parks, and Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. To learn more about ADCNR, visit www.outdooralabama.com.
BIRMINGHAM – When Birmingham City Councilor Sheila Tyson began planning her second Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) Summit, she knew she had a tough act to follow. Her first session in May attracted almost five hundred people and featured Hollywood actress Vivica A. Fox.
However, after another full day of inspiring and motivating life stories, it was mission accomplished for the first-term elected official.
“I am just overwhelmed by the response by all of attendees – especially the high school students,” Tyson said. “We set out to make sure this was a life changing experience, and with the help of some amazing people – we did it!”
The event, held at A. H. Parker high school on August 7, featured some of the area’s most accomplished women, including Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Birmingham School Superintendent Kelli Castlin-Gacutan, Councilor Lashunda Scales and Judges Brendette Brown-Green, Katrina Ross and Carnella Greene-Norman. The goal was simple: empowerment.
Parker high ambassadors with Porsha Williams, Attorney Faya Ora Rose Toure, Catrena Norris Carter
“It is our charge to share information about issues that impact our lives on a daily basis,” Tyson said. “We don’t want people to just enjoy the day. We wanted them to walk away with practical lessons they can apply to their own lives. We wanted women leave there stronger, and then go out into the community showing that strength.”
One of the day’s highlights was Sewell’s impassioned plea for young people to chase their dreams.
“I’m grew up in little Selma, Alabama,” she said. “And, with a lot of hard work, I found myself at Princeton University. A few years later, I sat next to a guy in my law class who would become the 44th President of the United States – Barack Obama. All of this is only possible because of education and hard work.”
Porsha Williams of “the Real Housewives of Atlanta”, encouraged the students to set big goals and to create their own pathway to success. Williams, granddaughter of Martin Luther King confidant Hosea Williams, was a hit, as she talked about her journey to becoming a TV star. She also thrilled the young people in attendance as she took more than one hundred photos and “selfies” with students.
The topics at the Summit ranged from career exploration to entrepreneurship to civic engagement to health justice. Part of a multi-city national tour, the Black Women’s Roundtable is a project of the National Coalition for Black Civic Participation.
Tyson presented laptop computers to college-bound scholarship recipients Errieol Milliner (University of South Alabama) and JoElisa Bridges (Auburn). Two middle schools students, Dontasia Jackson and Geairra Walker, were awarded $200 gift cards to Old Navy.
Community service award winners included Earnestine Washington (Urban Ministries), Paulette Roby (Civil Rights Activist Committee: Home of the Footsoldiers) and Myisha Davis (Planned Parenthood). Wenonah High School Principal Regina Carr-Hope was named the Partner of the Year.
Tyson, Porsha Williams, Steven Hoyt
Tyson expressed appreciation to Darrell Hudson, principal of A. H. Parker High School, and his entire staff for hosting the event and making it a success.
A large array of organizations and companies contributed to make the day possible, including Waldrep, Stewart and Kendrick law firm, the Alabama Power Foundation, Christian Service Mission, Coca Cola, UAB’s Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center, the Omicron Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. and Full Moon Bar-B-Que.
Kerri Pruitt and Allstate Agency Owner John Saddler
Yesterday evening, Allstate and the Birmingham community surprised local hero Kerri Pruitt with her 2015 Allstate Champions for Good award. The surprise took place in the gymnasium at The Dannon Project, where Kerri spends most of her time. Kerri and her husband, Jeh Jeh Pruitt founded The Dannon Project after a family member was killed by a person that had been recently released from prison on a non-violent offense. The Dannon Project was established to help ex-offenders with re-entering society, and Kerri has been able to successfully change the lives of thousands through this program.
Upwards of 75 people including family members (some who had even traveled from out of town for the occasion), co-workers, close friends and long-time supporters and partners of The Dannon Project gathered for the surprise. As a shocked Kerri entered the room, Allstate agency owner John Saddler escorted her to the stage where he presented her with her Champions for Good trophy. Kerri’s husband Jeh Jeh and both of Kerri’s sisters also spoke about the positive impact she has made and the lives she has touched and, in some cases, even saved. Kerri then gave a moving speech about how this award doesn’t just belong to her, but to everyone that supports her and makes The Dannon Project possible.
The highlight of the evening was a guest performance by R&B singer/songwriter Alvin Garrett, who dedicated and sang several songs to Kerri.
The 2015 Champions for Good award winners will be recognized at the Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion in Orlando over Labor Day weekend (September 3-7, 2015), where they will encourage others to spread the good and lead attendees in a special service project benefitting youth in the Orlando community.
Allstate urges everyone to make time to volunteer this summer, and asks individuals to share their personal stories, photos and videos of good on social media using #GiveItUpForGood. For more stories of good and volunteer motivation, follow @GiveItUpForGood on Twitter.
Kerri Pruitt and Allstate Agency Owner John SaddlerKerri Pruitt and her husband Jeh Jeh PruittAllstate Agency Owner John Saddler, Kerri Pruitt and Jeh Jeh PruittKerri Pruitt SurprisedKerri Pruitt and her sistersR&B Singer Songwriter Alvin Garrett performs live
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — New York resident & military veteran Nick Hillary (www.truthfornickhillary.com) is an African American father of five children who’s life has been turned upside down for a murder he did not commit.On October 24th, 2011, a 12-year-old boy, Garrett Phillips (who is white), tragically lost his life. Nick Hillary is charged with murdering 12-year-old Garrett Phillips inside Phillips’ Potsdam home. Phillips was found strangled and suffocated.
A police lieutenant and a former police chief said under oath that there’s no evidence tying former Clarkson University soccer coach Oral “Nick” Hillary to the killing of a 12-year-old boy. Potsdam police Lt. Mark Murray and former Chief Edward Tischler said in court documents that there’s no evidence placing Hillary at the 2011 crime scene, the Watertown Daily Times reported.
In the court documents, Tischler stated that neither Hillary’s fingerprints nor DNA evidence were able to connect Hillary to the boy’s death. Both Murray and Tischler stated that there are no witnesses who saw Hillary at Market Street apartment on the day Phillips was killed.
Hillary was reindicted on murder charges in January 2015 after the charges were dropped in October, 2014. The original charges were dropped due to accusations that Rain and other prosecutors improperly questioned witnesses and injected their own opinions to the grand jury.
Hillary’s new trial will begin in November 2015.
“This is a case that is screaming for justice and every American needs to know about it. The DA prosecuting Nick Hillary ran her campaign promising to convict him for the crime. Hillary life & reputation have been destroyed and he has been threatened with bodily harm by members of the community. Nick Hillarydeserves justice.” said Hillary’s legal counsel, Attorney Lisa Marcoccia.
Nick Hillary has a Civil Rights Law Suit Pending against Potsdam Police Department that was initiated two and a half years before he was charged with murder.
In October 2010 Hillary wrote an official complaint against Deputy Sheriff John Jones stating that Jones threatened to enter his home and physically assault him. In January 2011 Mother of victim (Tandy Cyrus) wrote an official complaint against deputy sheriff John Jones that he has threatened her and she fears for the lives of her son.
SYDNEY (AP) — A 91-year-old retired surgeon has been charged with importing cocaine hidden in soap into Australia, prompting police to warn travelers to beware they are not tricked into becoming drug mules.
Victor Twartz, of Sydney, was released on bail when he appeared in Sydney’s Downing Center Local Court charged with importing a commercial quantity of cocaine last month. He did not enter a plea and will appear in court next on Oct. 6.
The retired oral surgeon faces a potential life prison sentence if he is convicted of importing 4.5 kilograms (10 pounds) of the drug into Sydney Airport on a July 8 flight from New Delhi.
A search of Twartz’s luggage found 27 packages of soap that tested positive for cocaine, police said.
Police say it appears that Twartz was scammed by a group of people he had befriended online before his trip. Australian Federal Police organized crime commander David Stewart declined to say whether Twartz had been promised anything by the group, but said he had been in contact with them over several months.
Police were tipped off by Twartz’s family about the email exchanges but did not stop him from leaving Australia, Stewart said.
“There is certainly some evidence to suggest that this man was legitimately scammed by this group and exploited,” Stewart told reporters. “There were warnings issued to him about his activities both here and overseas … but you can only provide people with certain warnings. At the end of the day, they’ll make their own choices.”
Twartz told Australian Broadcasting Corp. that he met people in New Delhi whom he had befriended online. As he was about to board his plane to return to Sydney, he was handed a bag that he was told contained gifts for someone in Australia, he said.
As Twartz left court on Tuesday, a reporter asked if he had been taken advantage of. Twartz replied: “Always, always.”
Australian Federal Police manager Wayne Buchhorn warned that unwittingly bringing drugs into Australia could result in charges.
“People can expect they will be charged if they knowingly bring drugs into Australia, or are reckless or willfully blind to the fact that there could be narcotics concealed inside their luggage or items they are carrying,” Buchhorn said in a statement.
DALLAS, Aug. 11, 2015 /Christian Newswire/ — The recent revelations of Planned Parenthoods atrocious practice of selling dead baby body parts for profit is revolting. The National Black Pro-Life Coalition (NBPLC) calls for the immediate investigation and prosecution of all criminal activity associated with selling aborted babies for profit.
The NBPLC is aware of the fact that Planned Parenthood has been involved in this practice of selling dead baby body parts for years. Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry are the primary source for providing embryonic stem cells from aborted babies to those scientific research organizations engaged in this heinous practice. It is a contemptible practice and must be stopped immediately.
We in the National Black Pro-life community are especially vexed by these recent revelations in light of the fact that the majority of abortions performed in America are performed on Black women. This fact clearly reveals that the majority of aborted babies being sold for scientific research are aborted Black babies. This evil must cease and desist.
The NBPLC is outraged that this administration has vowed to veto any legislation to defund Planned Parenthood and end taxpayer funding of abortion in America. We are equally outraged that the first Black President of the United States will not stand and protect innocent babies of every race, but most especially that he will not stand against the high number of abortions in the Black community.
The NBPLC calls on the Department of Justice to immediately investigate Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry and prosecute all who have violated the law. We call upon the House of Congress to legislate an end to all scientific research with dead aborted babies in America.
