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After 30 Years: Brazil Crowns Black Miss Brazil
Raissa Santana says she was so emotional after winning.
BRAZIL --- Raissa San- tana is on cloud nine! The beauty contestant from the Southern state of Parana, has just officially become Miss Brazil 2016.
According to Plus55, Raissa has made history as the second Black woman in 61 years to win the coveted title. This year’s contest was historical in every sense with 6 out of the 27 con- testants being Black women competing for the title. Santana is the first Black
woman in 30 years to win the crown.
After winning the competi- tion, Santana said: “I’m very emotional. This here is a mix- ture of great emotions. I didn’t expect to win this title, but I am very happy to have won this title and to represent black beauty and encourage girls who have the dream of having something, to conquer, to be a model, to be a Miss...now I want to encourage these girls and show them that they can."
Mom Says Son Was Brutally Beaten Because He Was Pro-Police
2 Students Attacked At Football Game In Mississippi For Not Standing For National Anthem
Brian Ogyle was taken to the hospital after being beaten.
SYLACAUGA, AL -- A Syla- cauga, Ala. mom is demanding justice after her 17-year-old son was found brutally beaten following his high school’s last Friday night homecoming game, WBRC reports.
Brandi Allen says that her son, Brian Ogle’s skull, was broken in three places.
According to the report, po- lice have not yet determined a clear motive, but Police Chief Kelley Johnson said that the attack appeared to be racially motivated, and social media could be a factor.
Allen said that the dispute
started at her son’s high school, before winding up on Facebook. Ogle, she said, re- ceived threatening messages.
Allen has flat out called her son’s attack a hate crime.
Over the weekend, John- son said that police inter- viewed about 20 people, including witnesses, family members and persons of inter- est. Johnson had hoped to get warrants signed on Mon- day to begin taking people into custody, but was unsure as to how long the district attorney’s office would take in doing so.
Peaceful protest on the Uni- versity of Southern Mississippi campus.
HATTIESBURG, MS ----Two students at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hatties- burg, Miss. gathered for a peaceful campus protest Mon- day afternoon in response to two women reportedly being at- tacked and called racial slurs for refusing to stand for the Na- tional Anthem, WDAM.com re- ports.
The incident happened at the USM vs. Rice University football game on Saturday night.
According to one of the women attacked, they had alcohol and soda thrown on them, and were also called “unpatriotic f—cks” and “disrespectful b—ches.”
Student Printz, USM’s school newspaper and website, reports that USM President Dr. Rod- ney Bennett said there will be a full investigation.
“The University works to cre- ate an environment that is wel- coming and inclusive of each member of its community, as well as visitors and fans of its athletics events,” Bennett said. “I am deeply concerned when- ever members of our commu- nity feel they are not treated with dignity that each individual deserves.”
The two women were flooded with support on social media.
Black Entrepreneur Creates Online Marketplace That Will Recirculate Dollars Back In To Black Communities
Patronizing the Black com- munity businesses is a great way of supporting Black entre- preneurs. The way of doing this is to find a way of spending on Black businesses. That’s why Fabian Scott, 28 years old, Black entrepreneur from the Washington, D.C. area decided to create an online marketplace (www.Trafek.com) designed for Black-owned businesses. Fabian comments, “This goes a long way to empower and strengthen our voice in any so- ciety.”
Trafek is a marketplace and directory for black owned busi- nesses in which visitors can choose to buy or sell products. Local businesses also have the option to be listed in the busi- ness directory on the website. It is well optimized for locating goods and services of your lik- ing. People often complain that there are not enough black
Fabian Scott created online marketplace Trafek.com.
owned businesses. You will find all you’ve been looking for and more at Trafek. There are no sign-up fees or fees to list products.
“It was developed by the Black for the Black, so we un- derstand ourselves and what we need. We left no stone un- turned in its creation. Browse through our categories and see for yourself. Stop worrying of shops to patronize and enjoy your independence of choice,” Fabian mentioned.
Black Lives Matter Co-Founder And 2 Others Arrested When They Were Not Allowed To Attend Press Conference
Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Melina Abdullah
LOS ANGELES, CA ---- Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Melina Abdullah, a profes- sor and chair of the Pan- African Studies Department at California State University, Los Angeles, and Niki Okuk, were arrested at the Los Ange- les Police Department head- quarters while peacefully assembling and demanding justice for Carnell Snell Jr., 18.
Snell was fatally shot by an LAPD officer Saturday on the same block on which he lived. Protests spread quickly and Black Lives Matter-Los Ange- les has been central to ampli- fying Snell’s death and demanding answers from the LAPD.
According to reports from activists on the ground, they were removed from LAPD headquarters after being re- fused entry to a press confer- ence.
BLM-LA activist Janaya Khan has been documenting the incident on Facebook and asking that people call the LAPD and demand that Cullers, Okuk, and Abdul- lah be released.
According to data, the Los Angeles police have killed more people than any other agency in the country in 2015.
The Los Angeles Times re- ports that “on-duty LAPD offi- cers have shot 17 people this year. Fourteen of those people were killed. Last year, on-duty LAPD officers shot 36 people, 21 of whom were killed.”
“These are somebody’s ba- bies,” said Abdullah last month during an LAPD Com- mission meeting. “If we don’t stand up for our babies, that is criminal.”
Activists have called for the firing of Police Chief Charlie Beck, calling the LAPD, ” the most murderous police de- partment in the country.”
Former Reporter Faces Years In Prison For Marijuana Club
Alaska reporter who quit on the air is now facing charges on 14 serious criminal offenses, which could land her in prison for 54 years, The Guardian re- ports.
It all started Sept. 22, 2014, when Charlo Greene, then a reporter for Alaska station KTVA, ended a report on the Alaska Cannabis Club by re- vealing that she was the owner of the club, and then quit her reporting job.
Greene then launched her- self into the world of being a full-time advocate for weed le- galization, fighting to help Alaskans access marijuana after Alaska became the third U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana in November 2014, The Guardian notes.
However, instead of helping
CHARLO GREENE
her start a legitimate marijuana operation, the state launched multiple undercover operations and raids at her club, slapping her with charges.
However, The Guardian later updated its report, saying that a spokesperson with the Alaska Attorney General’s Of- fice said that Greene was actu-
ally facing charges on 14 of- fenses, which could land her in prison for up to 54 years total.
Greene said that she was not aware of the astronomic change in her possible sentence if con- victed.
Regarding the original case, Greene described her prosecu- tion as a “modern-day lynch- ing,” raising questions about the ongoing war on drugs and the impact her case could have on law-enforcement implica- tions as other states debate the legalization of marijuana.
The Alaska Cannabis Club sold “memberships” to people, giving them marijuana when they made “donations.” Investi- gators reportedly targeted the club, with six undercover pur- chases and two raids over a five-month period.
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