Lumberton Informer

The Future Leaders of Tomorrow (F.L.O.T.) are having a Kid's Day Event in Poplarville, MS on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 12 Noon until 3:00 p.m. at the Raine Street Center. The theme for the event is STOP THE VIOLENCE . If you've never attended a F.L.O.T. event you don't want to miss out on the fun, food and facts that are presented. There will be plenty of food, including crawfish, and games for the children. A motivational speaker is also scheduled to appear. This is an event you don't want to miss. The Future Leaders of Tomorrow are doing EXCELLENT work in every community. Bring your kids to this FUN-FILLED event and they won't be disappointed.

The following is a poem written by Jabari Asmin after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO. People think everyone should pick a side but it's not a choice easily made. I know there are good police officers but too many unarmed men and children are getting a death sentence instead of a day in court. The system needs to be changed and until people admit that racism is still a major issue in America, nothing will change. "It’s more than time we had that talk about what to say and where to walk, how to act and how to strive, how to be upright and stay alive. How to live and how to learn, how to dig and be dug in return. When to concede and when to risk, how to handle stop and frisk: Keep your hands where they can see and don’t reach for your ID until they request it quite clearly. Speak politely and answer sincerely. The law varies according to where you are, whether you’re traveling by foot or driving a car. It won’t help to be black and proud, nor will you be safer...