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At Least 11 People Shot In The New Orleans French Quarter After The Bayou Classic College Football Game
Police at the scene of the shooting.
Legendary Chicago Preacher Rev. Clay Evans Dead At 94
At least 11 people have been shot on Canal Street in the French Quarter of New Or- leans.
A suspect opened fire in the neighborhood known for its nightlife just before 3.30am Sunday.
Two of the victims were hos- pitalized in critical condition. One had been shot in the chest and the other in the torso.
NOPD Supt Shaun Fergu- son confirmed that a person of interest has been detained. He emphasized that it's unclear what involvement, if any, the
person of interest had in the shooting.
No arrests have been made as of 8.30am local time.
A heightened police presence was already in place in the area because of the Bayou Classic ri- valry football game between Grambling State University and Southern University on Saturday night.
Officers said they were just a few feet away from the shoot- ing and initially thought they were being fired at but couldn't tell where the shots were com- ing from.
Legendary Chicago preacher, celebrated gospel artist and longtime civil rights activist Rev. Clay Evans has passed away at age 94.
According to the Chicago Tribune, a spokeswoman for the retired pastor said he died Wednesday at his home on Chicago’s South Side. But the Associated Press reported his death was announced Monday in a social media post by the Rev. Charles Jenkins, who succeeded Evans as pastor of the Fellowship Baptist Church in 2000.
Born one of nine siblings in Brownsville, Tenn. on June 23, 1925, Evans migrated north to Chicago in 1945 and a year later was married to Lutha Mae Hollingshed. The couple had five children also raised a nephew, according to research via the Chicago Public Library – where Evans gifted his archives to a few years ago.
Called to the ministry in 1946, he received his religious training from the Chicago Baptist Insti- tute and the Northern Baptist
Democratic presidential hopeful Jesse Jackson, left, Louis Farrakhan, center, head of the Nation of Islam, and his wife, Betsy Farrakhan, bow their heads as the Rev. Clay Evans, behind Farrakhan, leads a prayer at Chicago’s City Hall on Feb. 9, 1984, Chicago, Ill. Jackson accompanied the religious leader as he regis- tered to vote for the first time in his life.
Theological Seminary. On Sep- tember 10, 1950, he founded his church, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, with only five members. He would lead the church for five decades, growing it into a spiritual powerhouse with thousands of members.
The church – which initially
started as Mount Carmel Mis- sionary Baptist Church — has been located at 45th Place and Princeton Avenue since 1973.
In 1952, Evans launched his radio ministry and 27 years later entered into television with his “What a Fellowship” TV pro- gram, which helped popularize broadcast ministry.
With a choir led by his sister, Lou Della Evans-Reid, he produced over 40 gospel al- bums, including the 1996 Stellar Award-winning masterpiece I’ve Got a Testimony.
Among his many accomplish- ments, the celebrated cleric – along with Rev. C. L. Franklin — ordained the Rev. Jesse Jackson and helped him form Operation PUSH, which later became Rainbow PUSH Coali- tion.
In a statement to CBS News, Jackson said. “Rev. Clay Evans laid the groundwork for our advancements as a people in Chicago and around the nation.” Evans is survived by five chil- dren, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Recreational Marijuana Is Legal In Michigan And Will Soon Be Legal In Illinois; Here's What To Know
Two Midwestern states are breaking into the recreational marijuana market, and dispen- saries are expecting huge crowds.
Legal weed sales began Sun- day in Michigan, where a hand- ful of dispensaries in Ann Arbor planned to be open for business. The landmark moment in the state's cannabis industry comes amid a temporary ban on the sale of vaping devices in Michi- gan as health officials investi- gate the causes of vaping-related lung illnesses nationwide.
In Illinois, where officials are grappling with a lack of racial equity in the cannabis industry, sales are expected to begin New Year's Day.
The states are the 10th and 11th nationwide to allow recre- ational marijuana sales.
Thirty-three states allow the sale of marijuana for medical use, which Michigan legalized in 2008, followed by Illinois in 2013.
Here's what you need to know.
Who can legally buy weed in Michigan and Illinois?
Anyone over the age of 21 with a valid state ID or driver's license can purchase recre- ational marijuana from licensed retailers.
In Michigan, residents can legally possess up to 2.5 ounces on their person, or up to 10 ounces at home.
In Illinois, residents will be able to have up to 30 grams of cannabis flower, 5 grams of con- centrate and 500 milligrams of THC in products such as edi- bles. Non-Illinois residents in the state may possess up to only half as much as residents.
However, some restrictions still apply. Landowners can ban cannabis use, and employers can prohibit employees from having THC in their systems.
It's illegal to drive while im- paired and to possess marijuana
on federal land and federally funded facilities, including some hospitals, public housing and more.
Michigan's medical mari- juana industry serves nearly 300,000 people but could serve about 1.5 million people in the recreational market, according to estimates from the U. S. De- partment of Health and Human Services.
Illinois has a much smaller medical marijuana industry, serving about 91,000 people. The state's recreational mari- juana industry could serve nearly 1 million consumers liv- ing in the state, compounded by millions of tourists annually, ac- cording to a report by cannabis consulting firm Freedman & Koski.
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Who's selling in Michigan and Illinois?
In Michigan, at least three shops are ready to go on day one, and they're all in Ann Arbor: Exclusive Brands, Arbor Wellness and Greenstone Provi- sions.
At 10 a.m., the retailers were expected to begin transferring up to 50% of their products from the medical side of the business to the new recreational market.
In Illinois, sales are sched- uled to begin at 6 a.m. Jan. 1, 2020. The state has 55 existing medical dispensaries, but regu- lators have licensed 29 stores so far, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Can you transport weed out of state?
No, weed is still illegal at the federal level and cannot be taken across state lines — by any form of transportation.
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Are communities buying in?
It doesn't seem like it.
Since Michiganders voted to approve legalizing recreational marijuana about a year ago, ap- proximately 80% of municipali- ties in the state have opted out of allowing recreational sales in their communities. In early No- vember, the Detroit City Coun- cil voted unanimously to opt out of the recreational business until Jan. 31.
In Illinois, where the state Legislature easily approved the sale of recreational marijuana this past spring, communities have been hesitant to allow businesses in their own back- yards, particularly in the sub- urbs. While Chicago plans to allow cannabis sales, local al- dermen may seek to opt out in- dividual precincts.
Illinois law expunges drug of- fenses
The Illinois law aims to pro- mote social equity by giving a leg up to minority entrepreneurs disproportionately impacted by poverty and the war on drugs. The law expunges certain drug- based criminal records and es- tablishes a fund to provide financial resources for business start-ups.
The provision to help ex- punge marijuana offenses ap- plies to people convicted of possessing a small amount of the drug who were not associ- ated with violence, meaning that some 770,000 Illinois residents could have their convictions ex- punged, according to ABC News.
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