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Univ. Of Georgia Trio Elected To Top Student Government Posts
Male Dancers Make History: Are First NFL Cheerleaders
Quinton Peron and Napolean Jinnies have made history.
They are the first male cheerleaders on an NFL squad, after making the Los Angeles Rams squad.
"I've choreographed for girls who dance on pro teams, I've danced with girls on various pro teams. So I thought, why not me? Why can't I do this?”
The classically trained dancers beat out 76 other final- ists who auditioned for the cheer team.
Other teams in the league
Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies.
have hired male stunt dancers, but not male cheerleaders.
When the season opens this
September, the pair will take the field cheering on one of the best young teams in the league.
The trio of Atlanta natives attending the University of Georgia will make history this week when they become the first group of African-Ameri- cans inaugurated to the top three positions in its student government.
Ammishaddai Grand- Jean, a third-year student from Jonesboro majoring in political science and econom- ics, was elected president. Charlene Marsh, a third- year international affairs and sociology major from Nor- cross, was elected vice presi- dent. Destin Mizelle, a third-year psychology major from Riverdale, was elected treasurer.
The three students cam- paigned together as what they
called the “believe” ticket, UGA officials said in a news release last Thursday.
Their top three goals: mak- ing student government sim- pler and more connected to students, cultivating trans- parency and discussion on is- sues like diversity, sexual assault and mental health and fostering a spirit of coopera- tion among student organiza- tions.
A record 8,006 students voted in the election, about 21 percent of its undergraduate student body, UGA officials said. About 8 percent of UGA’s undergrads are African-Amer- ican, according to state data.
The inauguration ceremony was held on Wednesday on campus.
Boyfriend Ambushes Georgia Woman And Shoots Her 23 Times; Caught In N.C.
A Georgia woman is being remembered by family as a “great mother” to her five chil- dren after she was fatally shot 23 times by her boyfriend last Friday in what authorities de- scribe as an ambush-style at- tack.
Sharika “Redd” Bow- man, 34, was found dead in her SUV in the driveway of her Stone Mountain home. Geor- gia authorities issued arrest warrants for her boyfriend, Keitren Foots, 30, who they believe approached Bowman as she sat in the vehicle and shot her.
Bowman, who was origi- nally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, was a mother of five
children, ages 16, 13, 5, 1 and 1 month old.
Foots was arrested Sunday morning in Granville County, N.C.
According to officials with the Granville County Sheriff's Office, authorities arrested Keitren Foots, 30, after tracking him down using his cellphone. They found him in a shed off the Highway 158 By- pass on the edge of Vance County. Before that, Foots was spotted in a hotel parking lot and chased down Inter- state-85.
Authorities said Bowman’s 13-year-old was inside the Stone Mountain home when the shooting occurred.
UGA students elected, for the first time, African-Americans to the top three posts in its student government association. From left are Treasurer-elect Destin Mizelle, President-elect Am- mishaddai Grand-Jean and Vice President-elect Charlene Marsh.
PHOTO CREDIT: University of Georgia.
Teen Applies And Is Accepted To 20 Top Schools On Full Scholarships
HOUSTON, TX — Houston High School senior, Michael Brown applied to 20 of the top universities and colleges in the United States and has been accepted to ALL of them...with a full ride.
Brown’s mom said she knew he was brilliant early on. The Mirabeau B. Lamar High School student will also receive an additional $260,000 to at- tend whatever school he chooses.
His proud mother,
Berthinia Rutledge- Brown, said “after sixth grade, Mike was in control of his education.
His mom filmed as Micheal
Michael Brown has nar- rowed his decision to 8, and has until May 1st to decide which school he will attend.
stood in shock by the computer while his friends excitedly ral- lied around him.
Brown’s years of hard work included being involved in his school’s debate team, mock trial and student govern- ment. He also volunteered for political campaigns, and refers to his interest as “the moment I saw Barack Obama get elected.”
He will major in political science, but is also considering a second degree in economics.
Michael has until May 1 to choose from the list of 20. He has already narrowed it down to his Top 8, which are Har- vard, Princeton, Northwestern, Yale, University of Pennsylva- nia, Stanford, Georgetown and Vanderbilt.
Sacramento Sheriff Dept. Under Fire After Deputy Runs Over Protester
SACRAMENTO — A woman at a vigil for Stephon Clark was struck by a sheriff depart- ment vehicle as it peeled away from protesters in what was described by the victim and protesters as a hit-and-run.
Wanda Cleveland, 61, a local activist, was hit in her right leg and taken to a hospi- tal, where she was treated for injuries to her arm and back of the head and released.
Marchers had taken to the street on Saturday night, part of days-long protests in the wake of the killing of Clark, 22, an unarmed black man shot by police on March 18 in Sacramento. Demonstra- tions have been particularly tense since Thursday, when an independent autopsy report concluded that Clark was struck eight times, mostly in the back.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department released new video on Monday that showed the moment Cleve- land was struck.
She was hit as two police cruisers moved through the
Sacramento protestors.
crowd. In the video, a loud thud is heard at the moment Cleveland was hit. People can be heard reacting to the im- pact, and then the back win- dow of one of the SUVs gets shattered.
During a press conference Monday that was broadcast live via the department’s Face- book page, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones blamed the protesters for the deputy- involved hit-and-run accident.
Jones described Saturday’s protest as a “mostly peaceful exercise” with “little incident” and no arrests.
Unfortunately at many protests that have developed to this scope, there are profes- sional protesters and profes- sional instigators that infiltrate the protests for their own pur- poses, as well as participants from out of the region that in- flame and antagonize the event,” Jones said.
Sharika Bowman was fatally shot by her boyfriend, Keitren Foots.
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