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Top Apple Music Executive Resigns; Headed To Uber
Apple Music’s global head of consumer marketing, Bo- zoma Saint John, has re- signed.
Saint John is one of the highest-profile executives to leave Apple since it launched its streaming service two years ago.
Saint John will join the ride-hailing company, Uber, according to TechCrunch. It is unclear what role she has been hired for or whether she will be working closely with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, who faces criticism following allegations of sexual harass- ment at his company.
Saint John was also the former head of music and en- tertainment marketing at PepsiCo, where she struck a massive $50 million sponsor- ship deal with Beyoncé. She joined Apple in 2014 when the tech giant acquired Beats, for which she led marketing.
Saint John is joining dur- ing intense scrutiny of Uber after an ex-Uber engineer
Bozoma Saint John is called a star among top Black female execs in the country.
published a blog post four months ago in which she said she had repeatedly com- plained about sexual harass- ment at the ride-hailing company.
Saint John, 40, is well- liked among her colleagues and one of the few high-rank- ing Black female executives at the company.
Dashcam Video Played For Jury At Trial Of Officer That Shot Philando Castille
ST. ANTHONY, MN —- Dashcam footage from officer Jeronimo Yanez’s fatal en- counter with Philando Castile was played publicly for the first time Monday, showing him fire seven shots about a minute into the traffic stop.
Officer Joseph Kauser, Yanez’s backup, was so star- tled by the shots he leapt backward.
“Oh my God!” screamed Castile’s girlfriend, Dia- mond Reynolds, who was almost hit by a bullet that lodged in an armrest between her and Castile.
Yanez let out a barrage of profanity as Reynolds began broadcasting and narrating a Facebook Live video that would go on to draw millions of viewers across the world.
The brief squad video was played to a packed courtroom during the prosecution’s opening statements and about an hour before Reynolds took the witness stand to tes-
Officer Jeronimo Yanez shot Philando Castille 5 times, twice hitting him in the heart.
tify in Yanez’s manslaughter trial.
It showed a limited view of the events, capturing the back of Castile’s car and traffic on Larpenteur Avenue, but little detail of movement inside Castile’s white Oldsmobile.
“I told him not to reach for it!” Yanez yelled, his gun still drawn and pointed at Castile.
“He had, you told him to get his ID sir, and his driver’s li- cense,” Reynolds responded.
Yanez is heard telling Castile that his brake lights aren’t working, and later, call-
ing to report the shooting. “Despite being hit twice in the heart...,” assistant Ramsey County Attorney Richard Dusterhoft told jurors, “[Castile’s] last words were,
‘I wasn’t reaching for it.’ ” Castile was struck by five
of the seven shots.
Yanez, 29, a St. Anthony
police officer, is charged with second-degree manslaughter for shooting Castile, 32, on July 6, and two counts of dan- gerous discharge of a firearm for endangering Reynolds and her daughter, then 4, who were in the car.
Former Teacher And Homeschool Mom Creates Books For Black Children
Atlanta, — Naomi Bradley, M.Ed has always cared deeply about children, since her first teaching assign- ment at a summer camp at the age of 14. Her natural love for children initially drove her into education, and now con- tent creation for African American students and par- ents.
Naomi began using her unique teaching techniques to teach her first-born daughter how to read at 22 months. De- tailing her personal journey and reading instruction tech- niques, she wrote the highly acclaimed parenting book, ap- propriately named, “Reading At One – a guide to early lit- eracy exposure for toddlers and children.
Soon after Reading at One was released came the follow up text, The Big Book of Be- ginner Reading Stories. This Homeschool favorite was born out of a desperate need for Black characters in instruc- tional reading material. The self-esteem of a child is devel- oped by the age of three, so it is imperative that students see
Naomi Bradley displays her books for young children of color.
themselves in their reading materials very early in life.
Naomi is also the author of the rhyming bedtime story, Goodnight Princess which has both an English and Spanish story in one! Her latest book Aaron Knows About Africa is
an informational and encyclo- pedic text, which details his- torical facts about 7 African countries. All of her titles can be found on WeBuyBlack.com, Amazon, Kindle, and NaomiH- Bradley.com.
Ex NFL Player Turned Astronaut Tells His Story In New Book
Leland Melvin played professional football before becoming an astronaut.
Retired pro football player Leland Melvin thought his road to the NFL was an in- credible journey until he climbed aboard the shuttle Atlantis and traveled to outer space. Twice.
Melvin, a former wide re- ceiver for the Detroit Lions, engineer and astronaut, shares his real-life experi- ences, triumphs and chal- lenges in an inspirational memoir entitled CHASING SPACE: AN ASTRONAUT’S STORY OF GRIT, GRACE, AND SECOND CHANCES (Amistad Hardcover Origi- nal).
Melvin, who was named the NASA Associate Adminis-
trator for Education, and served as co-chair on the White House’s Federal Coor- dination in Science, Technol- ogy, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educa- tion Task Force, has also penned a version of his book for children, CHASING SPACE – YOUNG READERS’ VERSION (Amistad Hard- cover Original). This version also includes hands-on exper- iments and activities for boys and girls ages 8-12.
CHASING SPACE is a poignant story of Melvin’s personal journey from the end zone to outer space and back.
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