(photo by Stephen Morton of Virginia Davis on left with Martina Davis-Correia on their way to evidentiary hearing for Troy Anthony Davis) If the whole point behind continuing to seek the execution of Troy Anthony Davis after his two decades on death row in Georgia has been to take another life in exchange for that of slain officer Mark Allen MacPhail, some may say that Davis’s mother, Virginia Davis, paid that price on her son’s behalf when she passed April 12, 2011, in Savannah, Georgia, at the age of 65. To continue please click the following link : Savannah Talks Troy Anthony Davis No. 13: Death of Virginia Davis - National African-American Art | Examiner.com

Troy Anthony Davis image as part of "Making the Invisible Visible" campaign sponsored by Amnesty International and the Germany art collective known as Mentalgassi . Having attempted to obtain his freedom for more than twenty years, Georgia death-row inmate Troy Anthony Davis may have lost his final chance when on March 28, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it would neither review Davis’s requested appeal itself nor order the Federal Appeals Court in Atlanta to do so. Davis and supporters have been battling for his freedom since he was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1989 murder of off-duty police officer Mark Alan MacPhail in Savannah. He has been scheduled to be put to death three times but each time obtained a stay of execution pending further investigation into his case. Davis had long contended that a review of new evidence would establish his innocence, and when seven out of nine witnesses recanted their testimonies against him, it appeared the legal tide ...

Disastrous results of earthquake and tsunami in Japan. (photo by Getty Images) For the article with commentary and poem by Aberjhani please click the following link: Nuclear snow in Japanese springtime: An editorial poem-commentary - National African-American Art | Examiner.com

(photo of Sharpeville Massacre commemoration courtesy of the United Nations) Monday, March 21, 2011, will mark the 45th anniversary of the United Nations’ (UN) observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. In observance of the day, the UN has previously hosted such events as webcasts that address ways people can help end racism and encouraged the composition of essays, photo projects, and the publication of articles that promote the issue. To continue reading please click this link: Report on 2011 International Year part 6: Day to Eliminate Racism - National African-American Art | Examiner.com