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51. Holy crap! I didn't know that! That's impressive!

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 02:59 PM

Jul 2013

I thought she showed very quick wit under extremely difficult and stressful conditions.

I wish her all the best - I'm sure she'll do very well.

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k&r Little Star Jul 2013 #1

Nice story. femmocrat Jul 2013 #2

It just might be a silver lining in this whole mess.. mountain grammy Jul 2013 #3

Wow, kudos to Tom Joyner! Spazito Jul 2013 #4

Tom does a lot of this BronxBoy Jul 2013 #5

this made me so happy, I was hoping something like this would happen for her. Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #18

You know what would be a very sweet irony/// BronxBoy Jul 2013 #28

I was thinking the same thing. Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #42

That's wonderful. Lucinda Jul 2013 #6

Good FormalObserver Jul 2013 #7

I think she's a wonderful young woman. protect our future Jul 2013 #8

She was the worst possible witness for the prosecution! Bake Jul 2013 #11

So, because she was a 'bad witness' she doesn't deserve a shot at bettering herself? Myrina Jul 2013 #12

My comments are about the case not the scholarship Bake Jul 2013 #14

She was not! KT2000 Jul 2013 #17

you heaven05 Jul 2013 #19

Bake's right here. Bake Jul 2013 #47

whatever heaven05 Jul 2013 #49

+1 Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #24

Well said! Spazito Jul 2013 #27

thank you. when that idiot juror said she couldn't understand "her language" noiretextatique Jul 2013 #33

good point KT2000 Jul 2013 #36

That's great, but the jury doesn't give two shits about it. Bake Jul 2013 #48

that's because the idiot prosecution didn't mention it...or noiretextatique Jul 2013 #55

Holy crap! I didn't know that! That's impressive! REP Jul 2013 #51

KT, thanks for your excellent post. protect our future Jul 2013 #39

Wow.... BronxBoy Jul 2013 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author KT2000 Jul 2013 #16

Which is relevant to her being a wonderful person and receiving a scholarship how...? LanternWaste Jul 2013 #26

Only because the white jury members protect our future Jul 2013 #37

I also think azmom Jul 2013 #54

Did you listen to her interview last night? Skwmom Jul 2013 #53

There are quite a few ways pipi_k Jul 2013 #56

I really like her as well... Spazito Jul 2013 #15

I just watched her Piers Morgan interview, it's very good but Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #41

Exactly! Spazito Jul 2013 #43

And that's hardly the point. Bake Jul 2013 #50

Uh huh... Spazito Jul 2013 #52

K & R Scurrilous Jul 2013 #9

Sweet malaise Jul 2013 #10

Well, hell, she speaks Creole, Spanish, AND English. . . DinahMoeHum Jul 2013 #13

In 10 years nobody under 30 HockeyMom Jul 2013 #22

Morehouse alum here Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #29

My sister just NOLALady Jul 2013 #38

i hope she does well--thank you for the def of hbcu--i am old white and pretty ignorant at times dembotoz Jul 2013 #31

Thank you for the image of bashing the defense lawyers alongside the head. protect our future Jul 2013 #40

++ Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #45

Florida Memorial is in Miami Gardens, FL, close to where she lives. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #46

Good for her! AndyA Jul 2013 #20

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You go, Girl HockeyMom Jul 2013 #25

An education for a life is not a good deal Half-Century Man Jul 2013 #30

She lost her good friend UglyGreed Jul 2013 #32

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Excellent news. Skwmom Jul 2013 #35

Wooohooo! Way to stick it to the haters! ancianita Jul 2013 #44