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Michelle Obama On Beyonce's 'Homecoming' Film: 'Girl, You Have Done It Again'
8-Year-Old Boy Saves Lives Of Siblings With Sickle Cell
Beyoncé's Coachella docu- mentary, Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé on Netflix has been met with praise from every corner of the earth since its April 17 release. The com- pliments are still rolling in and the most recent one that Queen Bey has received is from none other than former First Lady Michelle Obama.
"Girl, you have done it again," Obama said in a short clip. "Constantly raising the bar for us all, and doing it flaw- lessly. I'd say I'm surprised, but I know who you are. I've seen it up close and personal. Girl, you make me so proud and I love you."
BEYONCE AND MICHELLE OBAMA
Obama and Beyoncé's friendship is one that the two have discussed publicly before and one that is admired by their respective supporters. Just a day after the release of Homecoming, Mrs. Carter penned a letter dedicated to
Obama for her TIME 100 profile and the superstar only had kind words to say.
"I'm honored to know such a brilliant black woman who's spoken about the sacri- fice it takes to balance her pas- sions while remaining a supportive partner and mother, and now a best-selling author with Becoming, "Bey- once wrote. "She has contin- ued to open herself up, even if it meant being criticized. She has continued to be a portrait of grace."
Make sure to watch Queen Bey's documentary on Netflix, where she made history by being the first black female headliner of Coachella.
Siblings Kingsley, 22, and Vanessa, 13, were both born with sickle cell disease, the blood disorder that causes the breakdown of red blood cells which can result in blocking oxygen and blood flow to certain parts of the
bodyM. any who suffer from sickle cell, like Kingsley and Vanessa, live a life filled with excruciating pain, doc- tors visits, sickle cell emer- gencies, inability to do the simplest of tasks and just overall heartache from such a horrible disease. Over a life- time, sickle cell disease can harm a patient’s spleen, brain, eyes, lungs, liver, heart, kidneys, penis, joints, bones, or skin.
But Kingsley and Vanessa’s 8-year-old little brother, Stefan, literally came to the rescue and saved both of their lives.
It was only after the family decided that they would go through the bone marrow transplant process with both Kingsley and Vanessa, they were surprised and ecstatic to discover that Stefan was a match for both of their other children. Vanessa was cured after Stefan gave her a trans- plant a few years ago and now Kingsley is cured from a transplant that Stefan gave him in November. “It’s in-
STEFAN
credibly rare to have the same donor give to two different siblings. You know, to match is uncommon, but it’s not im- possible,” Dr. David Shook told the news outlet.
Their mother Nikki Aihe says this has been a huge blessing for the family. The family hopes their story will inspire others to spread awareness about sickle cell and individuals will step up and become donors. There have been efforts to bring at- tention to the disease and its disparities. Pfizer recently an- nounced that the company is teaming up with other sickle cell advocates to push re- search surrounding the dis- ease forward.
“It’s kind of a bit of a mir- acle, in my opinion,” said Kingsley.
Charlottesville Schools Close After Online Threat Of 'Ethnic Cleansing'
After an anonymous threat of an “ethnic cleans- ing” was posted online, the Charlottesville City School District announced on Fri- day that all of their schools will remain closed for the second day in a row.
The threat, initially posted on the website 4chan, en- couraged white students to refrain from attending school in order to protect themselves, according to The Hill.
Schools in Charlottesville, Va., closed Thursday and re- mained closed on Friday after being made aware of an anonymous online post
threatening an cleansing” in the form of a shooting at Charlottesville High School.
The Charlottesville City School District closed all schools Thursday after police received an email on Wednesday from a “con- cerned citizen” regarding the possible threat, according to a police statement.
“ethnic
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