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Georgia Man On Honeymoon
Teen Kills Four To Avenge His Father’s Murder
Maurice Harris killed 4 peo- ple.
A 19-year-old man charged in the fatal shooting of four people at a Chicago fast food restaurant last week may have been seeking to avenge his fa- ther's murder, police said last Wednesday.
Police took Maurice Harris into custody Tuesday and charged him in the fatal shoot- ing that authorities believe was a gang-related attack. The four killings were among eight homicides that occurred be- tween late Wednesday and Thursday night in the city’s South Shore neighborhood.
Police allege Harris carried out the attack the day after his father, Jerry Jacobs, was gunned down as he walked in the neighborhood. Jacobs was a documented gang member, and Harris had an extensive rap sheet as a juvenile.
Police Cmdr. Brendan Deenihan said Harris has not confessed to the killings at Nadia Chicken and Fish restau- rant, but prosecutors say he was identified by three wit- nesses as the gunman. He added that the suspected gun- man's father, Jacobs, had twice been arrested on murder charges. It was not immedi- ately clear whether those ar- rests led to convictions.
Harris, who had been ar- rested 29 times as a juvenile, appeared before a judge Wednesday afternoon and was denied bail.
Police are also trying to de- termine if the quadruple homi- cide and the Jacob's murder are tied to the fatal shootings of a 27-year-old man and a 23- year-old woman that occurred hours after Harris allegedly carried out the attack at the restaurant. Several of the vic- tims killed in the spate of vio- lence had ties to either the Gangster Disciples or Black P Stones street gangs.
Investigators have deter- mined that the fatal shooting of a pregnant 26-year-old woman in the same neighborhood Thursday was not related to the other incidents.
White Toddler’s Response To Cashier About Black Doll Goes Viral
Allegedly Jumps Off Carnival
Two-year-old Sophia re- ceived viral attention after her mother shared an insightful anecdote regarding an awk- ward encounter at Target with a cashier employee via Face- book. During a visit to their local Target store in Charlotte, North Carolina, the little girl was questioned by the cashier as to why she decided to choose a black doll over their wide se- lection of fair skin-toned dolls.
The toddler replied, “She looks like me! She’s a doctor like I’m a doctor. And I’m a pretty girl and she’s a pretty girl ... and see her stetho- scope?”
Not only are we impressed by the fact that Sophia can pro- nounce "stethoscope," but we’re also fans of her pleasant comparison of the doll and her- self.
Hearing the cashier's words, “I immediately became angry, but before I could say anything, Sophia responded,” her
Cruise Ship; Still Missing
BERRY ISLAND, BA- HAMAS —- Reco Scott and his wife, Angelijica from De- catur were on their honey- moon when he went overboard on a Carnival Cruise Ship in the Bahamas on Friday.
Some reports say Scott, 32, fell off, others say he jumped off the ninth deck of the Carnival Liberty about 5 a.m. The ship was 10 miles northwest of the Berry Is- lands when he went missing.
Fox 5 Atlanta reports that a family member says he re- newed his wedding vows with his wife, Angelijica and the couple went on the cruise for their honeymoon. They origi- nally got married in Novem- ber 2015, according to Angelijica Scott’s social media page.
When Scott went over board, cruise ship crew launched a search and noti- fied authorities. Coast Guard officials say a helicopter search got underway soon after and a cutter vessel was dispatched to assist in the search.
Reco Scott and his wife were on their honeymoon after re- newing their vows.
The Coast Guard suspended its search for Reco Scott at 5:57 p.m. on Saturday.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Mr. Scott during this extremely difficult time,” said Christopher Eddy, search and rescue mission co- ordinator for the Coast Guard Seventh District command center. “Suspending a search is one of the most difficult de- cisions we have to make and it is made with great care and consideration.”
Sophia, 2, and her new doll.
mother wrote on the popular post.
Since April 2, the Facebook post has garnered over 186,000 shares and approxi- mately 465,000 comments, to which Sophia’s mother reacts, “Our family has received so much support and encourage- ment from complete strangers and that is just proof to me that there is so much good in the world.”
Will.i.am Offering Full 4-Year STEAM Scholarship
Queen Cee Creates Herstory Line Of Dolls
Queen Cee dolls
The Will.i.am Scholarship Foundation is open to high school seniors who plan to at- tend a four-year college and pursue degrees in the STEM and arts fields. The scholar- ship covers all college ex- penses, including tuition, books, fees, and room and board for four years.
The scholarship is offered through the I.Am.Angel Foundation, established in 2009 by Grammy-winning Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am (William J. Adams) to support educa- tion. Four scholarships are awarded every year.
Will.i.am scholarship pro- gram provides financial assis- tance for college to students pursuing careers in the fields of science, technology, engi- neering, arts and math (STEAM). The purpose of the scholarship program is to provide financial help to fu- ture leaders and innovators so they can complete their
Blackeye Peas star will.i.am.
higher education.
Since 2009, the i.am schol-
arship program has awarded more than $550,000 to qual- ifying students in need of fi- nancial support.
The deadline for this schol- arship VARIES each year, and the award amount VARIES.
For more details, visit www.iamangelfoundation.org /programs/i-am-scholar- ship/
Artist, Queen Cee was tired of looking for dolls of color to give her children with no results.
"I was basically led to cus- tomize because as much as people will say, 'Oh there’s black dolls here in Canada, you just have to go to the stores' — well, there’s not.
There’s maybe one out of a slew of other dolls that are not black or reflective of someone of ethnicity."
But Queen believes that "a girl should be able to have a doll and create the character that she wants and that’s
what her story is."
And that same sentiment is
especially true for all children of color, so she created Her- story – a line of dolls that come in all different skin shades with varying hair tex- tures and color.
Although Queen was re- cently still in the crowdfund- ing stage of development for Herstory, the support and de- mand for what she's created has been overwhelmingly positive. She believes that her search for black and brown dolls is sending her down a life-long career path.
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