::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

Today it was announced President Donald Trump exercised executive authority in granting  clemency to a father and son from Oregon who  were sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for starting a fire on federal land.  Dwight and Steven Hammond ended up in a stand off with law enforcement and both served the majority of their time.    Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders in a statement called their sentencing under the Obama Administration "unjust." Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Clemency for Dwight and Steven Hammond     Today, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Grants of Clemency (Full Pardons) for Dwight Lincoln Hammond, Jr., and his son, Steven Hammond.  The Hammonds are multi-generation cattle ranchers in Oregon imprisoned in connection with a fire that leaked onto a small portion of neighboring public grazing land.  The evidence at trial regarding the Hammonds’ responsibility for the fire was con...

buzzz worthy. . .  By Mona Austin (SHREVEPORT, LA) - February 16, 2014  Billy R. Boykin, Jr. , a visual and graphic artist, will unveil   " Justice for All,"    a digitally illustrated series of portraits in celebration of Black History Month today.  The series was inspired by a theatrical production of “Four Little Girls” performed at Centenary College that told the story of the 1963 bombing of the  Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL which left 4 girls dead at the hands of White Supremacists. The exhibit will feature images of three figures in Black history --  two from the Civil Rights era (Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcom X) and one from the modern era (Professor/Author/Social Commentator Dr. Cornell West) to reflect the continuous need for change.  The art will be on display during an annual Black History Month program starting at 1:00 p.m. at The Church of the Living God, P.G.T. located at   1634...