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Former Headquarters For Ebony And Jet Magazine In Line To Be Landmark
Teen That Was Bullied And Teased About Freckles, Gets Last Laugh
CHICAGO, IL —- The South Michigan Avenue building that once was the headquar- ters of Johnson Publishing Co. is in line for landmark status, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office said Thursday.
The 11-story building at 820 S. Michigan Ave. was com- pleted in 1971 for the com- pany founded in 1942 by legendary African-American entrepreneur John H. Johnson, who made his for- tune as the publisher of mag- azines including Ebony and Jet.
According to the city, the building is the only office structure in downtown Chicago built by an African- American. It was designed by African-American architect John Moutoussamy of the firm of Dubin, Dubin, Black & Moutoussamy.
Johnson Publishing is no longer headquartered in the building, which is owned by Columbia College Chicago.
A preliminary recommen-
The young Californian, Salem Mitchell gained at- tention online for her distinc- tive freckles.
Mitchell, who is of African- American and Filipino de- scent, told the San Diego Voice that people began to make fun of her freckles.
People would say I looked like a banana or a cheetah or like I had a skin disease.
She decided to respond with a creative photo shoot featur- ing bruised bananas, explain- ing, “if people are going to laugh at me, I’m going to laugh with them and I’m going to be in charge of the jokes that are about me. [The bananas] kind of looked like
Salem Mitchell , 18, has become a social media sensation and 'It Girl' - but not for the reasons you might expect.
The Johnson Publishing Company in line to be a land- mark in Chicago.
dation for designating the building a landmark was made at Thursday's meeting of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks.
The building is already part of the Historic Michigan Boulevard landmark district, but it would receive an addi- tional layer of protection if it got individual landmark sta- tus.
me.”
It's because of this that pho-
tographers began to take no- tice of her, and Mitchell has since modelled for Vogue, Gucci, Missguided and even
Beyoncé’s website.
She's now been signed to
Ford Models. How about that...she is getting paid be- cause she turned her pain into humor and victory.
Texas 10-Year-Old Invents Device To Prevent Deaths Of Children In Hot Car
California Deputy Caught On
Thirty-nine children died of heat stroke as a result of being left in a hot car last year. With Texas having seven of those incidents on record, the highest number of cases in the country, ten- year-old McKinney, TX resi- dent Bishop Curry V was compelled to help. Not even out of elementary school, this innovative young man cre- ated a life-saving tool called the "Oasis" that every parent should own.
The death of a baby near Curry V's home inspired him to create the device. "I knew exactly where the house
was," said Bishop's father, an engineer himself for Toy- ota. The tragedy hit too close for comfort for the Curry family because they have a one-year-old little girl of their own at home.
The "Oasis", currently in the design phase, would at- tach to a car seat and detect if a child is left inside a vehicle. The device would then blow cool air on the child until the parents and authorities ar- rive. "It would be a dream to have lots of inventions that would save many lives," com- mented Curry V.
Video Saying He Would Create
A Charge To Put Man In Jail
SAN BERNADINO, CA - Authorities in California are investigating after a video surfaced showing a San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy threatening to create charges and throw a man in jail.
Duncan Hicks went into the Victorville sheriff’s station Jan. 20 around 11 a.m. to file an incident report regarding a child custody issue. He told the Los Angeles Times that when he tried to file the re- port, the deputy at the front desk told him, “You know, Duncan, you got baby mama drama.”
Hicks, a 34-year-old Vic- torville resident, said that the deputy would not allow him to file a report and told him to leave the station, which he did, but then he decided to re- turn and record his interac- tion with the deputy.
Hicks tried again to get an incident report, and he asked the front desk clerk for the deputy’s badge number.
“OK, Duncan,” the deputy said. “You know what, man? I am about getting tired of you, and you are about to go to jail, just so you know.”
Hicks asked the deputy, “What am I going to jail for?” “I’ll create something, you understand?” the deputy re- sponds. “You’ll go to jail. You
understand that?”
Hicks told the deputy that
his actions would violate the
Bishop Curry, V invented the device after a child died near his home.
Asst. Principal Creates GoFundMe Account
For Homeless Student Battling Cancer
DUNCAN HICKS
law, and the deputy told Hicks that recording him is illegal and threatened Hicks with jail for doing that, too.
According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon, recording inside sheriff’s stations is al- lowed.
“At that moment, I was in duress,” Hicks told the Times. “For him to say that, I didn’t know what was going to happen.”
The video has been re- viewed by McMahon, who said that the employees’ re- sponses were “not consistent” with his expectation of cus- tomer service.
Hicks had issues with his child’s mother pertaining to custody, because the report says that he had been at the station three times trying to get something on record.
BROOKLYN, NY —- The area of Brownsville has long had the unfortunate reputa- tion as one of the most vio- lent and impoverished areas in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn, N.Y.
However, plenty of good has come from the neighbor- hoods as well.
Brooklyn student Mia Blount, 11, is battling the devastating effects of bone cancer in her leg while her family of four inhabits a sin- gle room in a high-rise shel- ter.
Mia’s disease is in remis- sion, but she urgently needs an operation because she’s outgrown a metal rod that doctors used to replace her cancerous femur.
The surgery is out of reach until Mia’s mom finds a new
Asst. principal Nyesha Shade and Mia Blount.
job and moves her family out of the cramped room at the shelter, where the medical procedure and its difficult re- covery seem all but impossi- ble.
With no steady income, Mia’s mom said she’s unable to secure healthy food needed for Mia’s recovery. She said trash and noise in the shelter
would make it a dangerous place for Mia to return to after an operation.
But, because of the sweet dedication of Mia’s favorite teacher, Assistant Principal Nyesha Shade, a Go- FundMe page was started to raise money for the girl’s sur- gery and recovery. She had already pitched in to make sure that she had healthy food (Mia dropped to a mere 45 pounds after one of her surgeries) and clean uni- forms.
“It’s been hard on Mia and her mom, so I’m doing what I can to help,” said Shade, a 15-year city educator. “My goal is to make sure she’s OK in the long run.”
So far, the fundraiser has raised more than $3,600 of a $50,000 goal.
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