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Co-Workers Surprise Single Dad Who Walked 11 Miles To Work With Car
LITTLE ROCK, AR —- For seven months, Trenton Lewis would walk 11 long miles to work, getting up way before dawn in order to arrive on time for his 4 a.m. shift.
When he was hired for the job at a UPS facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, Lewis, 21, didn't have transportation and "was banking on my feet," he told CNN.
A single father to 14-month- old Karmen, he never told his coworkers about his trek, be- cause "my pride is strong," he said, and he would do whatever was necessary to provide for his child.
Despite his attempt to keep this under wraps, coworker Pa- tricia "Mama Pat" Bryant found out Lewis was walking 11 miles each way to and from work, and she quietly came up with a plan: She would raise enough money to buy Lewis a car.
Their colleagues pitched in, and the team came up with $2,000 to purchase a used car. Bryant's husband, Kenneth,
Trenton Lewis walked 22 miles a day to and from work to provide for his daughter.
fixed a tiny blemish on the bumper, and the 2006 Saturn Ion was ready for Lewis.
His co-workers told him to come outside for a quick union meeting, and that's when they surprised him with his new wheels.
He thanked everyone for their support and promised he was "never going to forget this, ever."
Black-Owned Luxury Shoe Company Releases 21 New Designs
NATIONWIDE — TucciPolo, an international luxury men’s shoe brand, has released 21 stun- ning new models for 2018, coin- ciding with Black History Month (February) and the launch of the ‘Black Panther’ movie block- buster.
The new 2018 handcrafted, elegant footwear celebrates the ‘Black Panther’ storyline and African American culture as a whole.
Owner and black entrepre- neur Tochukwu Mbi- amnozie’s stunning new shoe models showcase a rich history
This is one pair of the exotic, handmade shoes by owner, Tochukwu Mbiamnozie for his company, TucciPolo.
of black strength, excellence and buying power.
Mbiamnozie aims to place this line of outstanding footwear in front of the industry’s biggest names. The high-end footwear has a number of celebrity clients, including actors, Anthony An- derson, Dulé Hill, Mekhi Phifer and world-renowned business executives, Barry Habib and Greg Reid.
Exotic leathers of crocodile, stingray, python, ostrich, and Italian calfskin, handcrafted by TucciPolo’s world-renowned ar- tisans, form breathtaking, ele- gant, comfortable and durable styles.
‘George Zimmerman 2.0’ Found Guilty Of Killing Unarmed Black Man
RALEIGH, NC — In a case that drew comparisons to the fatal shooting of Trayvon Mar- tin by a neighborhood watch volunteer, a white North Car- olina man was found guilty of murder last Thursday for gun- ning down an unarmed 20-year- old black man after complaining about “hoodlums” outside his house.
A jury in Wake County, N.C., deliberated for less than two hours before finding Chad Cop- ley, 40, guilty of premeditated first-degree murder in the shoot- ing death of Kouren-Rodney Thomas who was leaving a house party in August 2016, the Associated Press reported.
An attorney for Thomas’s family called Copley “George Zimmerman 2.0.”
According to the Washington Post, Copley told the dis- patcher, “I’m on neighborhood
Kouren-Rodney Thomas was fatally shot by Chad Copley after leaving a house party in Copley’s neighborhood.
watch. I am going to have the neighborhood meet these hood- lums out here racing up and down the street,” he told the dis- patcher. “There’s some devil in them. They have firearms, and we’re going to secure our neigh- borhood.” At one point during the call he could be heard saying, “I’m going to kill them.”
He grabbed his shotgun and took a post in his garage. Min- utes later, he called 911 again, saying he “fired a warning shot, and we got somebody that got hit.”
“There’s freaking black males outside my freaking house with firearms. Please, send PD,” he said.
Disney Donates $1M Of ‘Black Panther’ Profit To
Boys And Girls Clubs
Boys and girls at one of the clubs receiving a portion of the $1M grant from Walt Disney Company.
CALIFORNIA — The Marvel Studios owner is donating to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in celebration of "Black Panther's" financial success. The donation will support the organization's youth STEM programs, accord- ing to a news release.
Walt Disney Company is do- nating a one-time grant of $1 million to Boys & Girls Club of America in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Harlem, Hartford, Memphis, New Orleans, Oak- land, Orlando, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and Watts.
Black Panther can’t be touched since the movie obliter- ated box office records for two consecutive weeks. Whether it’s a love for everything Marvel or
the portrayal of strong Black characters, there was something for everyone, but what’s most fascinating is the technologi- cally-advanced city of Wakanda.
Inspired by the movie, the grant will help expand pro- grams in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and establish Centers of Innovation.
The fictional city sparked a necessary conversation about the underrepresentation of black and Latino people in the STEM industry. A 2018 Pew Re- search Center study finds black and Latino people make up nine percent and seven percent in STEM occupations, respec- tively.
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