TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2006
Cheshire's New Best Friend
Over the past several months we , and several others, have questioned the transparent motives of the Herald Sun's slanted coverage of the Hoax.
It appears that additional confirmation of the concerted propaganda campaign has come in the form of comments made by editorial page editor, Greg Childress, to frequent Herald Sun contributor, Deborah Correll. In response to her questioning of the Herald Sun's overt efforts to promote District Attorney Mike Nifong, and his hijacked hoax, Mr Childress offered the following justification:
"Countless black men have been falsely accused in the past.....so what's such a big deal about these lacrosse players?"
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Sadly, it appears that NCCU associate law professor, Fred Williams, may have been quite prophetic when he stated:
"A significant part of this community is made up of minorities-this is a chance to get back at the white folks." (The Chronicle)
Certainly, many of these expressions are extreme view points, and not representative of the Durham community as a whole. Professor Williams notes that there are also fragments of the community that are also quite opposed to the District Attorney and his dubious prosecution.
Hearing the radical sentiments, however, echoed by a man in a position to influence the editorial agenda of the county's only major daily, and noting the extremely slanted coverage offered to date by that same newspaper, extends the prejudicial impact of Mr. Childress' statements from a reflection of an isolated, individual viewpoint to that of an influential opinion maker. Quite possibly, Mr. Childress, and the Herald Sun, have just made themselves the defense attorneys best friends.
http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2006/11/cheshires-new-best-friend.html
'Freekey Zekey' free from prison
Hip-hop star released in Durham after doing almost 3 years on drug charges
Patrick Winn, Staff Writer, N&O, Nov 21, 2006
Hip-hop celebrity Ezekiel "Freekey Zekey" Jiles was released from a Durham prison Monday after serving roughly three years on drug charges. Though his title is mostly symbolic, Jiles is president of The Diplomats, an influential group better known as "Dipset." He's a founder, business partner, hype man and occasional vocalist for the group, though he has no solo album.
Jiles, 31, was convicted in early 2004 for running an ecstasy ring based in New Hanover County. The New York City native has no family ties to North Carolina.
Outside the Durham Correctional Center, a luxury Chrysler limo waited to escort Jiles to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, where he would be flown to New York City.
At home in Harlem, Jiles said, core members of The Diplomats -- Cam'ron, Jim Jones and Juelz Santana -- were were waiting for his arrival.
Dipset is known, among other things, for garish fashions and lyrical imagery that often focuses on the drug trade.
Its influence on the hip-hop genre and its fans includes getting young black men to wear pink. When teenagers yell "Balling!" -- slang that more or less means living well -- they are mimicking Dipset. -cut-
http://www.newsobserver.com/145/story/513089.html