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Author, 6, Introduces Real African Princesses In Her Book
Author Morgan Taylor with her dad G.Todd Taylor, and her book cover.
GREENVILLE, NC — Mor- gan Taylor is a 6-year-old sec- ond grader at Eastern Elementary school in Greenville, NC. She spends most of her days reading, draw- ing and dancing like her peers, but she also finds time to read and autograph her published book Daddy’s Little Princess. Her one of a kind picture book introduces real life Princesses and Queens of color from all around the world.
“Every little girl should be- lieve she’s a princess,” said Morgan.
“Princesses come in all shades.” Daddy’s Little Princess derived from a conver- sation Morgan had with her dad and co-author G.Todd Taylor had about the lack of diversity of mainstream roy- alty.
“This book excites, ignites and educates young readers,” Taylor, a former educator said. “We wanted to inform and build self-esteem.” Daddy’s Little Princess was released a few months ago and in that time has been featured on na- tional radio programs and in local publications.
Morgan’s motto is “Rock Your Crown” and she’s been rocking hers and encouraging others since the book debuted at Barnes & Noble on Feb. 7, 2016.
Daddy’s Little Princess is available for $9.99 and is avail- able on Amazon and at www.taylormadenc.com.
Shooting Rampage Set Off When Police Serve ‘Protective Order’ At Suspect’s Job
Cedric Ford went on a shooting rampage after being served with a protective order by police at his job at Excell factory. His children’s mother, Sarah Hopkins is now being charged with giving him the guns. However, she did so because he threatened her.
Google Donates $1M
To Alabama Based Non-Profit,
Equal Justice Initiative
Tech giant Google an- nounced on Friday that its philanthropic arm would be donating $1 million to Bryan Stevenson’s Alabama-based non-profit, Equal Justice Ini- tiative (EJI).
The Harvard-educated Stevenson is a lawyer who has for decades fought the good fight—winning major legal challenges eliminating exces- sive and unfair sentencing, ex- onerating innocent prisoners on death row, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill and aiding chil- dren prosecuted as adults in a deeply flawed American crimi- nal justice system.
Google.org made the an- nouncement during a Black History Month celebration at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters where Steven-
Equal Justice Initiative founder, Atty. Bryan Steven- son gives a speech Friday at Google headquarters.
son gave a speech on how the Google grant will help further his work.
In November, Google.org made its first racial justice grants, giving $2.35 million to community organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. This week, Google.org made four more grants, totaling $3 million.
Angry Crowd Confront Utah Police After Teen Shot
HESSTON, KS ---- Investi- gators said Friday that the gunman who opened fire at a Kansas factory where he worked received a court order 90 minutes before the ram- page and threatened his chil- dren’s mother to get back the two weapons used in the at- tack.
Sarah Hopkins, 28, of Newton, Kan., is charged with one count of knowingly trans- ferring a firearm to a convicted felon. Prosecutors allege Hop- kins, a the mother of Cedric Ford’s two children, knew about his criminal history be- fore when he threatened her to get back the semi-automatic rifle and handgun he used in the rampage that left 3 dead and 14 others wounded.
Hopkins moved out of her home with Ford in July and re- trieved the guns from the house less than a month later with the help of police, the Eagle reported, citing an affi- davit in the case. Shortly thereafter, Hopkins gave the guns back to Ford "because Ford had threatened her," the paper reported. Hopkins faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000 if con- victed. She is expected to make her first court appearance on Monday.
Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton said Friday that his office served Ford, 38, with the protection-from-abuse order at 3:30 p.m. Thursday and the move is likely was set off killing spree. Such orders are typically served "because there's some type of violence in a relationship," he added.
Ford worked at Excel In- dustries, a plant in Hesston that makes lawn-mower prod- ucts. The dead were all killed inside the building, and were chosen at random, Walton said.
Speaking by phone to Hes-
ston Mayor David Kauff- man on Friday, President Obama “offered his condo- lences to the loved ones of those who were lost and his gratitude to police officer and other first responders who acted quickly to save lives," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.
Ford was accused of assault by a woman who identified herself in Sedgwick County court records as his live-in girlfriend, according to TheWichita Eagle.
The woman, in a writ- t e n petition for protection from abuse that was filed Feb. 5, said Ford “placed me in a choke hold from behind – I couldn’t breathe.”
“He is an alcoholic, violent, depressed,” she wrote in her petition, in capital letters, ac- cording to the Wichita Eagle. “It’s my belief he is in desper- ate need of medical & psycho- logical help!”
Walton said Ford was upset when he received the protective order at work.
“He didn’t display anything that was outrageous," Walton said. “He just displayed that he was upset with this order."
The shootings began about 5 p.m. as the gunman drove to- ward the plant. He opened fire and shot a man in another car, wounding him in the shoulder. Another person was shot in the leg at an intersection a short time later. The gunman was firing a .223-caliber long gun and also had a pistol, Walton said.
Hesston Police Department Sgt. Chris Carter was off- duty when the shooting began but was one of the first officers to arrive on the scene. Walton called him a "hero" for loading one of the victims, who had been shot in the parking lot, into his pickup to get him help.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- Riot police were trying to disperse angry crowds throwing glass and rocks following an officer- involved shooting in downtown Salt Lake City. A 16- year-old was shot four times by police after an altercation with an- other man. Witnesses say ex- cessive force was used.
The victim and a man were in a confrontation, and the victim was holding part of a broom- stick at his side when officers arrived.
“They told him to put it down, once,” and “started shooting him as soon as he turned around.”
According to reports, the shooting involved two police officers. The current condition of the teenager who was shot in
the stomach and chest is un- known. He has been taken to a local hospital.
Salt Lake Police detective Greg Wilking told KSL: "There was an altercation tak- ing place, and our officers in- tervened into that altercation.
"It was a very active scene for the officers involved down there... They needed other offi- cers to respond. Very upset...people are emotional right now."
Church Sponsors HBCU
College Festival Where $2.1
Mil In Scholarships Awarded
ALEXANDRIA, VA — One of the oldest, largest and most prominent African American churches in Alexandria, Vir- ginia; Alfred Street Baptist Church, sponsored their largest college fair to date, with 3,000 students attending the 14th An- nual HBCU College Festival at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria on Saturday, Febru- ary 20 where $2.1 Million in scholarship funds were awarded to high school stu- dents.
Students and their families began arriving as early. A large number of students came from the Washington, DC area, a sig- nificant number came from as far away as Alabama, Illinois, New York and Florida.
Moreover, $41,000 in appli- cation fees were waived and 1,000 students received on-site admission to colleges. Over 160 scholarships were awarded in
Approximately 3,000 stu- dents attended the HBCU Col- lege Fest.
total to deserving students. Students received life-chang- ing news: Not only did many get accepted on-site to a plethora of HBCUs such as Hampton University, Virginia Union University, and Norfolk State University, but many re- ceived full rides. This is just an- other way that Alfred Street Baptist Church continues to make a difference and impact the lives of others by hosting such a significant event during
Black History month.
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