Old Age
The times are a changing!
Two weeks after President Barack Obama announced his support of gay marriage, the NAACP has followed suit, and announced that their board of directors voted to endorse the civil right yesterday!
NAACP President & CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous said in a statement:
“Civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law. The NAACP’s support for marriage equality is deeply rooted in the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and equal protection of all people."
And Chairman of the Board of Directors Roslyn M. Brock continued:
“The mission of the NAACP has always been to ensure the political, social and economic equality of all people. We have and will oppose efforts to codify discrimination into law.”
Incredible!
And in response to the announcement, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Executive Director Rea Carey said:
"We are proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with the NAACP working together on the many issues that affect all of our lives. Whether it be fair access to education and jobs, an end to voter suppression and racial profiling, the right to love and be who we are free of discrimination — these issues affect all of us, our families and our country. Today the NAACP did what it does so well — inspires and affirms our common humanity."
Beautifully said!
Yet another proud moment for this country! More and more progressevery day!
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL!
Wallace Falls is a beautiful attraction, but that doesn't make it any less perilous. A 13-year-old boy found himself trapped when he fell down one waterfall and narrowly avoided falling down another — a much more serious 270-foot drop.
At around 5 p.m. last night, the boy was wading in the river above Wallace Falls when he slipped and got carried down a 10-foot waterfall. He almost kept going, a drop that would have been a lot more difficult to survive, but he managed to scramble onto a one-foot wide rock.
He stayed there for eight and a half hours.
Rescuers had a difficult time getting the boy down, due to his precarious position.
Rescuers first tried to reach him by helicopter, but a rock overhang prevented them from getting a clear shot at reaching him. The first rescuer lowered down and tried to swing to the boy, but the friction from the rock ledge cut the rope, and the rescuer plunged into the river.
He finally got off the rock at 1:30 a.m., and was forced to camp with rescuers until 6 a.m. when they were flown out via helicopter.
The boy was wet and hypothermic when he was found, but he quickly changed into dry clothes. After being rescued, he was not in need of medical attention.
