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Kia D to speak at the UNT on Survivor Advocate Program

Sometimes one inspiring story, one kind word or a small encouragement can change a life. A small support can help a victim become a survivor. This is the mission of Kia D.
Kia D, today, is the Founder and the CEO of the popular radio network “wetalkradio.com”, and a non-profit “Heels on the Move to Heal”, but once she has been a victim of domestic violence and sexual assault. When she left her abuser, she was not left with anything but courage and strength to rebuild her life once again.

Kia D is going to speak at UNT in March 2021 for their Survivor Advocate program.

Her participation in this program is in alignment with her work to let others know that it is possible to overcome the trauma of domestic violence and sexual assault. Being the CEO of WeTalkRadio Radio Station and founder of “Heels on the Move to Heal”, she uses her platform as a survivor to supply others like her with clothes and resources. Heels on the Move to Heal also stages an annual charity fashion show, where local youth create and produce local events, allowing them to explore roles like emcee, performer, producer, DJ, photographer and videographer.

She truly believes that it is more important to walk with people, just pointing in the right direction may not be enough.

by WeTalkRadio

John W. Jones: The runaway slave who buried nearly 3000 confederate soldiers

Who was John Jones? John Jones was a simple man with a fantastic back story. John Jones was born in Virginia in June of 1817. Jones had a hard life. He was a slave. In 1844 Jones left Virginia headed for the North in search of a better life, in search of his freedom. Jones made his way out of Virginia, fighting slave hunters in Virginia and Maryland. Jones made his way to upstate New York.

As a freeman, John would build a happy life in New York State. He became a respected Elmira society member. He would take a wife and become a father of three sons and one daughter. The family had been honorable members of a church.

If you take a walk in Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira, New York, you will see the legacy of John Jones.  He and his family lived in a small house on Woodlawn Cemetery's grounds. The family home still stands and is a historical museum. John Jones left a forever-lasting mark in the graveyard of Woodlawn Cemetery.

Woodlawn the resting place for many men who lost their lives in the American Civil War. There was a prison camp located in Upstate New York, and this camp was a place where Confederate soldiers were held. The Confederates who died in the camp were laid to rest in the cemetery. Jones was put in charge of the burials. He laid the confederate and union soldiers alike to rest on these grounds.  Jones took decided to make a statement about the war; before burial, Jones would carefully place each man's belongings in a safe place and, if possible, label the items with the dead men’s identifying details.

What gives John Jones a place in Civil War History is the graveyard's Civil War section's symbolic design. Because Jones kept such organized records, he knew the identity of each soldier. Jones knew which bodies belong to union soldiers and which belonged to the confederate soldiers. To make a statement, Jon Jones,  but all of the graves belonging to Confederate soldiers in one place and been surrounded that plot of land with all of the graves belonging to Union Soldiers. His choice to forever imprison the confederates will forever be a reminder of the power of perseverance.

- Keely Messino

by WeTalkRadio