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Woman Who Kidnapped Infant 18 Years Ago Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison
Detroit Businessman Hosts ‘Thank You’ Weekend
JACKSONVILLE, FL — At the top of 2017, authorities fi- nally located a missing girl 18 years after her disappearance. As an infant, Kamiyah Mob- ley, now 18, was abducted by a woman named Gloria Williams, who posed as a nurse at Florida’s University Medical Center in Jack- sonville. Since Mobley was discovered – through an anonymous tip given to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children – Williams awaited trial while being detained in jail.
Williams, 52, was sen- tenced on Friday (June 8) to 18 years in prison on kidnap- ping charges.
In a statement issued to the news site, Judge Marianne Aho said no one came out of this case as the victor. “It’s a very sad case and many peo- ple have suffered,” Judge
Gloria Williams was sentenced for kidnapping a girl baby, Kamiyah Mobley, 18 years ago. She raised Kamiyah as her own.
DETROIT, MI — William “Doc” Pickard is one of the most successful African-Amer- ican business owners in the country and a fixture in Detroit for nearly 50 years.
Pickard who is one of the first African-Americans to own a McDonald’s franchise, is planning an entire weekend to thank Detroit, the city that made him.
Beginning Friday, June 22 through Sunday, June 24, Pickard has scheduled a week- end of “Thank You, Detroit” events for friends, co-workers and the city.
Pickard is founder and chairman of Global Automotive Alliance; co-managing partner of the MGM Grand Detroit Casino; CEO of Bearwood Man- agement Co.; and co-owner of five African-American newspa- pers.
He’s also written a best- selling book — Millionaire Moves: Seven Proven Princi- ples of Entrepreneurship, which is a look at his profes- sional journey.
According to the Detroit Free Press, during his “Thank You, Detroit” weekend, he plans to announce that he is giving a $1 million gift to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History as well as new commitments of $1 million to the Motown Histori-
William ‘Doc’ Pickard is one of the most successful Black businessmen in America.
cal Museum expansion project and $100,000 to Wayne County Community College to help female minority entrepre- neurs.
In 2017, the Pickard family donated $1 million to the Na- tional Museum of African American History in Washing- ton, D.C.; $3 million to Western Michigan; and hundreds of thousands to Grand Valley State, Central Michigan, Wayne State and Mott Community College.
The weekend, set for June 22-24, includes an invitation black-tie gala featuring the Four Tops; a picnic for current and past employees of his Mc- Donald’s franchises; and a free gospel extravaganza featur- ing Pastor Marvin Winans, singer Karen Clark Sheard and a Detroit based 100-voice ecumenical chorus at Detroit’s Orchestra Hall.
CHICAGO, IL — A Black Chicago Police Superinten- dent is speaking out in sup- port of city police that mistook a 10-year-old for a suspect and handcuffed him.
According to the Chicago Sun Times, Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said the of- ficers “followed all of the rules and protocols.”
“Keep in mind, this is diffi- cult for an officer to tell right off the bat if you’re 10-years- old, 12-years-old [or] 14...So, they handcuffed the kid for safety reasons because he did match that description. They followed all the rules and pro- tocols that we have in place. So, I’m not concerned about that at all,” Johnson said on last Wednesday at a press conference.However, he did express some empathy to- wards the young boy’s family for the ordeal.
Last week, cell phone video surfaced of CPD cops hand- cuffing a terrified 10-year- old, Michael Thomas, Jr., after they got calls about a
Police Supt. Eddie Johnson defended the police officers who handcuffed Michael Thomas, Jr., 10.
Charlottesville Flamethrower Sentenced To Jail
Corey Long will likely get 10 days in jail.
Aho said, “including Ms. Williams.”
During the court proceed- ing, Williams apologized to Mobley and her biological mother, Shanara, stating, “...so many days I just wanted to pick that child up and say, ‘Get in the car. Let’s go.’ I just couldn’t.”
Earlier this year, Kamiyah Mobley appeared on OWN’s
Iyanla Fix My Life. The teen revisited her past but became agitated with Iyanla Van- zant’s methods of healing.
Mobley and Vanzant’s interactions became heated throughout the process, specifically when the latter told Mobley she would be spending the night without any contact with her family or friends.
Black Police Supt. Defends Officers Who Handcuffed 10-Year-Old
boy, between the ages of 10- 12, that was dressed in blue and carrying a gun in the area.
WMAQ-TV reported that Thomas initially ran away as they approached him, which police claim prompted them to cuff him and hold him against the police car, while they questioned him.
Looking at the video, Michael’s uncle Victor, who confronted the officers, asked why his nephew was in cuffs in the first place.
“They’re telling them that
someone called them saying that there is a 12-year-old black kid on a bike with all blue on had a gun,” the uncle says in the video.
Thomas also admitted to being traumatized.“They put me in handcuffs. I was scared. I was crying,” the young boy stressed.
“They told me I escaped from juvenile and I had a gun. I said I didn’t escape from ju- venile and I don’t have a gun...They handcuffed the wrong person.”
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — One of the most memorable photos of last year’s Char- lottesville protest was that of a young man lighting an aerosol can on fire to keep armed white supremacists at bay.
That community activist’s name is Corey Long and he was among those arrested in the aftermath of the violent protests last August. Long, 24, was con- victed of disorderly conduct for using the improvised flamethrower on the raging racists on Friday. Long was sentenced to 360 days, with all but 20 suspended.
As white supremacists filed out on August 12, 2017, Balti- more Ku Klux Klan leader Richard Preston pointed his gun at Long, who was outside of the park. Long was holding the homemade flamethrower with his arm extended.
“I thought [Long] was going to be shot and killed,” wit- ness Frank Buck said. “I then heard the gunshot.”
He says he saw the bullet hit the ground near Long’s feet.
Long, unfazed, kept the flame lit. Defense attorney Jeroyd Greene said Long had been spit on and called racial slurs that day, and that Long first sprayed his aerosol can without lighting it. He only lit it when he perceived a threat, which does- n’t make a case for disorderly conduct, the attorney argued.
“I lit the can because he wouldn’t get out of my pres- ence,” Long told the judge.
For his part, Long wasn’t too pressed about the sentence.
“It is what it is,” Long told Charlottesville Weekly. “It’s no sweat.”
In Virginia, inmates with good behavior only serve half of their sentenced time for misde- meanor charges, so Long will likely be incarcerated for 10 days.
“Corey Long was and is and remains a hero,” said Malik Shabazz, president of Black Lawyers for Justice, to cheers from the dozens of com- munity activists who showed up in support of Long. “Corey Long did nothing wrong.”
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