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Orlando Man Dies After Being Run Over 3 Times
Mayor Calls For D. C.
To Become The 51st State
D. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser on Friday called for a citywide vote in No- vember on making the nation’s capital the 51st state, resurrect- ing a decades-old plan to thrust the issue before Congress and raise awareness across the country about District resi- dents’ lack of full citizenship.
“I propose we take another bold step toward democracy in the District of Columbia,” Bowser (D) said at a breakfast attracting hundreds of city res- idents, Democratic members of Congress and civil rights lead- ers marking the 154th anniver- sary of President Abraham Lincoln’s emancipation of slaves in the nation’s capital.
“It’s going to require that we send a bold message to the Congress and the rest of the country that we demand not only a vote in the House of Representatives,” she said. “We demand two senators — the full rights of citizenship in this great nation.”
The District is already chal- lenging Congress over its au- thority to approve local city spending. This year, for the first time, Bowser and the D.C. Council plan to enact a local spending plan — totaling $13 billion — without congres- sional appropriation of those funds. Instead, the city will begin spending its money un- less federal lawmakers act to stop it.
While some conservatives have expressed support for giv- ing the District more control of its local tax dollars, Republi- cans have universally said statehood remains a non- starter. Statehood would give the District — which has never elected anyone other than a Democrat to citywide office in an open election — two Senate seats that could tip the balance of power in the chamber for years to come.
Beauty Industry Vet’s New Product Is On The Go Mist; Now Sold In Walmart
Angie Ravenel and her new product
ORLANDO, Fla. —An Or- lando man killed after being struck not once, not twice, but three times on a busy roadway in Orlando has investigators searching for two suspected hit-and-run drivers.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened about 11:45 p.m. Saturday on Univer- sal Boulevard near the Rosen Shingle Creek resort.
Investigators said Rasheed Wiggins, 39, was thrown from the median into the roadway when he was hit by the first ve- hicle, and the second vehicle ran over him.
A taxi also hit Wiggins, but the driver stopped. The taxi driver told troopers he didn't
see Wiggins lying in the road. Wiggins worked for Darden Restaurants. Management at Darden released a statement Sunday, "Everyone at Darden is deeply saddened by this senseless tragedy. Rasheed was a valued team member who will be missed by all, espe- cially those who worked closest with him. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Kimberly, and all of his fam- ily and friends during this dif-
ficult time."
FHP investigators said they
have few leads on the two sus- pected hit-and-run drivers. The first car was "a newer, white" car; the second car, also white with, had "a female driving."
CHARLESTON, SC — Angie Ravenel, owner of Angie’s Hair Studio in Charleston, South Carolina, and AR- AVENEL Products (www.ar- avenel.com), broke through barriers when she created an innovative all-natural hair product and became a supplier with Walmart, the largest re- tailer in the world.
With a troubled childhood, Mrs. Ravenel knew she did- n’t want to be a product of her environment and became a sought after hairstylist, makeup artist, photographer and author. After working countless hours behind the salon chair, working on movie sets and traveling the states working for Colomer USA (Revlon), this wife and mother oftwosawagapinthehairand beauty industry. Angie noticed that there wasn’t an all-natural product that cleaned hair and
neutralizes odors while on the go, and that’s when “Quick Clean Hair Mist” was created.
After years of listening to people who couldn’t or didn’t have time to shampoo, Angie knew that a sulfate-free, no rinse mist would be a go-to item for post workouts, hospi- tal stays and more. After a long road of research and develop- ment, “Quick Clean Hair Mist” was professionally labeled and became ready for retail in 2016.
Even though Mrs. Ravenel was fairly new in the retail in- dustry, she had confidence in her product and didn’t shy away from presenting it to the largest retailer in the world. Her presentation of “Quick Clean Hair Mist” to Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas, was a success and her product is now available globally on Wal- mart.com.
Meet The G.M. Of Hyundai’s Genesis Brand
ORANGE COUNTY, CA --- According to The Root, Erwin Raphael, the new U.S. general manager for Hyundai’s luxury brand, Genesis, specializes in challenges, whether in manu- facturing, sales, math—or han- dling lions.
“It’s a lot easier to train a lion than give life to a lamb,” Raphael says, quoting one of his many mentors.
He’s talking about dealing with an employee he describes as being “on fire,” a person who just rushes off and begins mak- ing changes before thinking things through. But Raphael notes that in some companies, people are unclear about their responsibilities and nothing gets done. At Chrysler’s foundry plant in Indianapolis in 2001, he learned from African-American plant man- ager Bob Bowers to harness that level of energy in a way that moves things along.
“You’re much better off with someone on fire than someone who doesn’t want to do any- thing.” That philosophy defines
ERWIN RAPHAEL
the career of Raphael, a man who has gotten things done with organizations and compa- nies ranging from Ohio’s Envi- ronmental Protection Agency to Toyota Motor Manufactur- ing and Chrysler. Born on the Caribbean island of Dominica and raised on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the 49- year-old is a focused, driven ex- ecutive with a wide range of interests and talents. He plays piano and guitar, and the mar- ried father of two is an active member of Saddleback Church, a diverse house of worship in Orange County, Calif.
Tennessee Boy Killed Hours After Game In Cousin’s Honor
Jajuan Hubert Latham, 12 years old, was shot and killed after going to an event honoring his cousin, who was shot and killed.
Good Luck : Generation Xer Heads Black Outreach For Republican Party
Telly Lovelace is not step- ping into an easy job. The en- tire Black outreach staff quit over the last six months and the Republican National Com- mittee has cut its outreach of- fices from 12 to 7 since 2015.
Taking over Black outreach in 2016 for the Republican Party is like being tapped as the interim coach on a losing team: You’re set up to fail. However, none of this deters Telly Lovelace as the new head of African-American outreach for the RNC. He’s got a plan, goals and passion for the GOP.
Lovelace is the epitome of the Generation X Black Repub- lican.
Lovelace attended the Uni- versity of Maryland, and after he graduated, worked for cor- porations like eBay and on var- ious Republican campaigns. He was most recently at IR+Media
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when he got the call from RNC Chair Reince Priebus.
“This is a crisis,” Lovelace admits.
Kristal Quarker Harts- field, former head of African- American outreach, had just left the job in mid-March, leav- ing the Republican Party with zero Black people to manage outreach in an election year.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Au- thorities say a 12-year-old boy has been fatally shot in Knoxville hours after attending a basketball game to honor a cousin who had been shot to death.
Knoxville police said in a news release that Jajuan Hu- bert Latham died Saturday night of a gunshot wound to the head.
The boy was sitting in the back of his father’s vehicle when gunfire erupted at a gath- ering at a Knoxville park.
“The first thing I do is reach my son, and I just realize he’s not moving, so I’m like, ‘What’s going on, is he asleep?,’” said Hubert Latham, Jajuan’s father. “When I picked him up, that’s when I realized, what I seen, blood.”
He continued, “I knew he was going to pull through. It broke my heart 30 minutes later when they came out and told me my son was dead. The only thing that came to my mind was, who did this?”
Police Chief David Rausch pleaded for help Sunday in finding suspects.
The game organized earlier Saturday at Fulton High School by ex-University of Ten- nessee basketball player Bobby Maze encouraged Knoxville youth to halt vio- lence.
Jajuan Latham’s 15-year- old cousin, Fulton football player Zaevion Dobson, was fatally shot Dec. 17 while pro- tecting friends from what offi- cials believed was a gang-related shooting.
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