No Holiday Break for Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith Is Moving Forward Preparing His Defense
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www.mississippilink.com VOL. 24, NO. 5 NOVEMBER 23 - 29, 2017 50¢ Red Sand: Addressing Modern-Day Slavery No holiday break for Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith is moving forward preparing his defense By Othor Cain tion for the upcoming January Editor trial. While most of us are preparing Juan Gray, an investigator with for traditional Thanksgiving Day the Hinds County DA’s offi ce at- celebrations which include pre- tempted to serve Edwards at her paring meals, socializing, wel- Rankin County home. After sev- coming family members home, eral attempts of ringing the door entertaining friends and every- bell with no answer, Gray left the thing in between, Hinds County home but stayed in the neighbor- District Attorney Robert Shuler hood. Gray later parked his car Smith is preparing his defense. near the home. After sometime, And he’s doing it as upbeat as Gray was greeted with a gun by possible. “As I’ve said before, a visitor in the home whom The we can not allow folk to think Mississippi Link has learned is they can do anything they want Edward Seward. Seward said he to and get away with it,” Smith didn’t answer the door because said. “This isn’t just about me, its he thought Gray was Smith. about everybody that has faced Upon greeting Gray, Seward had or will face injustices…we can his gun pointed and appeared not quit.” ready to fi re. Smith and his defense team A short time later, Edwards re- Red Sand Project bags ready for the sidewalks. PHOTO BY AYESHA will appear in a Rankin County turned home and had a gun in her K MUSTAFAA Court Wednesday for motion possession. You might recall that a gun has been a part of this case hearings. His team fi led a new Smith motion Tuesday asking the judge between Edwards and Smith. By Levell Williams Sunny Slaughter. to allow his subpoena of the ac- “The actions by Mr. Seward is a Tougaloo Student Writer same as fi led by the state. cause of ‘transferred intent.’ Un- Stephen Rozman, board cuser Christie Edwards’ cell Last week, as The Mississippi der court mandate, the defense felony offense,” Smith said. “At Students, faculty, staff and member of the Historians phone records be permissible in Link fi rst reported, another new and prosecution are suppose to best it is a threat against a pub- other guests gathered in front Against Slavery and James court and that the judge would development took place that exchange the necessary informa- Smith of the historic Woodworth Stewart, historian, whose deny an opportunity to quash the could cause additional arrests be- tion with each other in prepara- Chapel at Tougaloo College cooperation with the An- Continued on page A3 November 14 for the Red drew W. Mellon Foundation Sand Project press confer- helped to fund the earthwork, ence. were also present. The event was hosted by Maberry said that the the college’s Study of Mod- Study of Modern-Day Slav- ern-Day Slavery Institute. ery Institute gives the col- Defense saves the day and The goal was to promote lege a place to conceptualize awareness of the seldom student art for modern day recognized issue of human slavery. At the ceremony, traffi cking and mass-incar- one of such artworks, Justin maybe coach Hughes’ job ceration that affects an es- Ransburg’s “The Teacher’s timated 40 million people Struggle,” was on display. By Tim Ward worldwide. Rozman said that in all of Contributing Writer President of Tougaloo, his forty-six years of projects Soul Bowl 2017, no longer B.W. Hogan, greeted the as- and grants, “this one is the called the Capital City Classic, sembly, expressing the col- most important.” The college ended with a surprising outcome lege’s gratitude for the privi- has reached out to its fellows, for many. “Nobody gave us a lege of hosting the Red Sand such as Morehouse College, chance,” JSU coach Tony Hughes Project, a symbolic pouring because, “The Mellon Foun- said. “Nobody but us. We fully of red sand between side- dation wants Tougaloo to be expected to come in here and win walk cracks. a model for other HBCUs,” this game.” Tiger Nation always Tougaloo is the fi rst according to Rozman. roots for their Tigers to win. HBCU to display the newest Present also was Molly But there is some truth to development of the project – Gochman, creator of the Red Hughes’ statement after the game. an alarming Red Sand Earth- Sand Project. She expressed Offensive woes have hindered work, a shallow mote of her excitement for the Red “the process” all season. Jackson red sand in the shape of the Sand Earthwork’s comple- State scored 20 points or more US-Mexico border. Hogan tion. “I think [Tougaloo] is only twice and lost both games. said that “it’s in [Tougaloo’s] the perfect place,” she said. Quarterback changes, offensive DNA” to be a voice against She explained that fi ve line injures, play calling and more such an atrocity as modern- years ago, organizations all factored in this season. JSU day slavery. kept telling her that aware- fans were hopeful Saturday but Among those present were ness was the primary issue not as confi dent in years past. Tougaloo’s own Rukia Lu- in modern-day slavery. Now, Alcorn State University rolled mumba, activist for social her Red Sand Project has into Jackson having secured a equity and Derrick Johnson, spread to all fi fty states and birth in the SWAC championship game in Houston, December 2. president and CEO of the seventy countries. Red sand The Darkside Defense was awesome PHOTO BY TIM WARD National NAACP. Key sup- seeps between the cracks of Alcorn will play the winner be- porters of the event included sidewalks around the world, tween Grambling and Southern, JSU held Alcorn without a touch- 250 yards of offensive, but never Kennedy gashed the Braves de- associate professor of art reminding observers of how who play in the Bayou Classic this down the entire game. Alcorn made it into Alcorn’s redzone. fense right up the middle late in Johnnie Maberry and na- victims all over slip through weekend. Alcorn really struggled was stopped inside the 5 yard line Terrell Kennedy’s 69 yard touch- the second quarter. Quarterback tional human rights and so- offensively or you can say Jack- and forced to kick a fi eld goal. down run provided the only points cial justice expert/consultant Red Sand son State dominated defensively. Jackson State scraped together needed to win. JSU Continued on page A3 Continued on page A3 Gospel singer Wedlocked: The Share this issue with a friend surprises students; Perils of Marriage by mailing it to: praises their glory Equality Inside to God Page B1 Page A4 COMMUNITY A2 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK NOVEMBER 23 - 29, 2017 www.mississippilink.com Fry your turkey safely, advise AMR medics The Mississippi Link Newswire oil can cause a “fl ash-over,” a sudden Never stand directly over hot oil. Always keep a fi re extinguisher Serving nearly 20 counties, AMR’s Thanksgiving is a holiday people eruption of oil onto the source of heat. 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