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Tom Joyner Foundation Accepting Applications For Full Ride Scholarship
USF Announces $1.45 Million Gift From The Foundation For Athletic Dept.
— One student will win a scholarship to cover all ex- penses to an HBCU of their choice, joining an impressive group of previous “Full Ride” Scholars
Dallas, TX (BlackNews.com) — The Tom Joyner Foundation® an- nounced the ‘Full Ride’ schol- arship program that will cover all the expenses of one student planning to attend a Histori- cally Black College and Uni- versity (HBCU) in the fall of 2017.
“The cost of a college educa- tion isn’t getting any cheaper, said Tom Joyner, chairman of his Foundation and host of the top-ranked nationally syn- dicated Tom Joyner Morning show. “So, I want to help a graduating high school senior with a chance to attend a black college to pursue their dreams.”
Past Full Ride Scholars have impressive backgrounds, in-
cluding last year’s winner, Morgan Taylor Brown, of Fayetteville, GA, who is at- tending Spelman College, pur- suing her interests to become a psychiatrist.
Students will receive full tu- ition and stipends for up to 10 semesters to cover on-campus room and board and books. Students must meet the re- quired academic standards each semester to renew the funds each year. Graduating high school seniors can apply for the scholarship by going to the Tom Joyner Foundation website at www.tomjoyner- foundation.org.
Students must have their schools mail their transcripts and recommendations to the Foundation at P. O. Box 630495, Irving, TX 75063- 0495.
To be eligible, students must meet the following criteria:
1) A United States Citizen 2) Current high school sen-
iors attending school in the United States (applicant must be anticipating completion of high school degree in the spring of 2017)
3) Minimum high school grade point average of 3.50 (on a 4.00 grade scale, excluding home school studies) and Min- imum SAT score of 1,400 (combined math essay and verbal score) or ACT score of 30.
4) Applicants must apply and be accepted to an HBCU by July 1, 2017.
5) Applicants must have demonstrated leadership abil- ities through participation in community service, extracur- ricular, or other activities.
The applications must be postmarked no later than Jan- uary 20, 2017. Interviews will occur in March 2017.
For more information, con- tact Neil Foote, media rela- tions, Tom Joyner Foundation, neil.foote@tomjoynerfounda- tion.org, 214-448-3765.
Transformational gift will make possible a complete reno- vation of the Student-Athlete Enrichment Center and support scholarships and Athletic De- partment priority needs
USF Athletics and the USF Foundation are proud to an- nounce a $1,450,000 million gift from The Fishman Family Foun- dation that will support student- athlete scholarships and athletic department priority needs, as well as make possible a complete renovation of the Student –Ath- lete Enrichment Center (SAEC).
Jeffrey and Brandy Fish- man, both USF alumni, are long time season ticket holders as well as Bulls Club members. This
gift incorporates their family’s longstanding desire to see suc- cess on the playing fields - but only if accompanied by personal and academic growth of student- athletes off the field. It also serves as a call to action for Bulls fans everywhere to support the USF Athletics Department’s on- going drive towards excellence.
The SAEC, located within the Lee Roy Selmon Athletics Cen- ter, provides a dedicated staff that works directly with USF stu- dent-athletes to provide aca- demic support, Behavioral Health Support, the Selmon Mentoring Institute, Compliance and Community Affairs, as well as dedicated space that includes computer labs and tutorial areas.
Another Transgender Woman Jazz Alford Found Fatally Shot In Birmingham Hotel Room
LAKELAND, FL – Aspen Hills, Inc. the supplier of the cookie dough pieces used as an ingredient in the Publix Choco- late Cookie Dough Ice Cream, notified Publix that some of their product could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Monday, Publix Super Mar- kets issued a voluntary recall for Publix Premium Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream due to the possibility of the contamina- tion.
The ice cream was sold at Publix stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Ten- nessee and North Carolina with a UPC of 000-41415-03843, and a sell by date of May 27, 2017, which is printed on the bottom of the half gallon con- tainer.
Listeria monocyto- genes is a bacteria that can cause serious and some- times fatal infections in young children, frail or eld- erly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, se- vere headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea,
Publix Premium Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream.
Listeria infection can cause mis- carriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
“As part of our commitment to food safety, potentially im- pacted product has been re- moved from all store shelves,” said Maria Brous, Publix media and community relations director. “To date, there have been no reported cases of illness. Consumers who have pur- chased the product in ques- tion may return the product to their local store for a full refund. Publix customers with additional questions may call our Customer Care department at 1-800-242-1227 or by visiting our website at www.publix.com. Customers can also contact the US Food and Drug Administration at 1-888- SAFEFOOD (1-888-723-3366).”
A person found shot to death at the Kings Inn in Birm- ingham, Alabama, on Sept. 23 is now being counted among the transgender women killed in 2016, after early reports of the incident misgendered her as male, according to AL.com.
Initial reports said house- keeping staff discovered the body of 30-year-old North Car- olina resident Jazz Alford on the floor of her hotel room. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Alford’s sister, Toya Milan, who is also transgen- der, said Alford was a “loving person and we didn’t know anybody that would want to hurt her.”
“Her death was a huge hit for the LGBT community,” Milan told AL.com.
“There was another trans- gender (person) shot multiple times somewhere else recently. People think (transgender peo- ple) are monsters, when really we just want to be accepted.”
According to an investiga- tor with the Birmingham Po- lice Department’s homicide division, investigators knew Alford was transgender all along.
“What we knew and what
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woman Jazz Alford was found dead in a Birmingham, Ala. hotel on Sept. 23.
was reported were two differ- ent things,” an investigator, who declined to be named. “We don’t reveal what we know at the time of investigation, due to case security.”
AL.com reporter Carol Robinson said in an email that she learned of Alford’s transgender identity a few days after the reports, when Al- ford’s sister emailed her. Ac- cording to Robinson, police chose to withhold some infor- mation that only the killer might know to use while ques- tioning potential suspects.
A funeral fund set up on GoFundMe two days after Alford’s death used Alford’s birth name and male pro-
nouns, but used a picture in which Alford had a feminine gender expression.
According to Robinson, television news station WBRC was the first outlet to reveal Alford’s trans- gender status during a broad- cast on Monday, at which point the police gave the go ahead to talk about Alford’s gender in the media.
On Wednesday, police ar- rested 23-year-old Denzell Thomas for shooting another transgender woman during a home invasion and a home in- vasion and robbery in her Birmingham home on Mon- day. He is now a suspect in Al- ford’s death. The second shooting victim is alive and re- covering at UAB Hospital, ac- cording to AL.com.
In their reporting of the in- cident, the Advocate called Al- ford’s death the 22nd transgender homicide this year, which means 2016 would officially surpass 2015 as the deadliest year for transgen- der people on record.
The Anti-Violence Project advocacy organization wrote on their official FaceBook page that this is the 21st transgen- der murder this year.
Publix Premium Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Pulled From Stores
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