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19 Black Families Buy Over 90 Acres Of Land To Create A Safe City For Black People
Breonna Taylor Documentary Premiere On FX And Hulu
A group of 19 Black families purchased almost 97 acres of land in Toomsboro, Georgia, to plant the seeds for a thriving new city. Georgia-based realtor Ashley Scott launched The Freedom Georgia Initiative with her friend — entrepreneur and investor — Renee Walters to spearhead the purchase. In an op-ed published on Blavity, Scott said it was the tragic death of Ahmaud Arbery — a young Black man who was killed while out for a jog — that in- spired her to seek therapy and eventually establish a commu- nity in Georgia where Black peo- ple can feel safe.
“I sought counseling from a Black therapist, and it helped. It helped me to realize that what we as Black people are suffering from is racial trauma. We are dealing with systemic racism,” Scott wrote. “We are dealing with deep-rooted issues that will require more than protesting in the streets. It will take for us as a
people, as Atlanta rapper and activist Killer Mike so elo- quently put, ‘To plot, plan, strategize, organize and mobi- lize.’ So that’s what I and my good friend Renee Walters, an entrepreneur and investor, did.”
“We figured we could try to fix a broken system, or we could start fresh,” she wrote. “Start a city that could be a shining ex- ample of being the change you want to see. We wanted to be more involved in creating the
lives we really want for our Black families, and maybe, just maybe, create some genera- tional wealth for ourselves by in- vesting in the land. Investing in creating a community that is built around our core values and beliefs.”After launching their Freedom Georgia Initiative, Scott and Walters attended local city council and zoning meetings. Then, she and 19 other families came together to purchase the large amount of land in Toomsboro.
Breonna Taylor‘s life and death explored in a documen- tary episode currently showing on FX and Hulu.
According to FOX29, the episode called “The Killing of Breonna Taylor” aired Sept. 4 at 10 p.m. ET on FX and avail- able for streaming the follow- ing day on Hulu. The episode is part of a new docuseries pro- duced by The New York Times called “The Weekly.”
Filmmaker Yoruba Richen directed the episode and she wrote on Twitter that she was “thrilled to direct this impor- tant film.”
Taylor was fatally shot in her home by the Louisville, Kentucky police on March 13. The 26-year-old emergency medical technician was shot multiple times by cops who entered her home on a no-
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knock search warrant relating to a drug investigation. After Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired one shot and hit Sgt. Jonathan Mat- tingly, believing the cops were intruders, the police re- turned fire. Taylor was hit multiple times and died in her hallway. Taylor was unarmed and no drugs were found in the home.
Black-Owned Beauty Brand Launches In Sally Beauty Supply In The Midst Of Global Pandemic
Black Woman-Owned Company Creates The First Pajamas Line Featuring Children Of Color
DREAMS AND JAMMIES
Cindy Tawiah, entrepre- neur and founder of the trans- formational hair care brand Diva By Cindy, is proud to high- light the launch of her hair care products in Sally Beauty Supply stores across the country.
Diva By Cindy is a natural and alcohol-free haircare brand with extreme detangling abili- ties. Cindy, a former RN, was inspired to make nail polish and lipstick by a chemistry teacher in Ghana, West Africa. Parental pressure resulted in the pursuit of a career in the medical field
CINDY TAWIAH
for 13 years. In 2004, Tawiah opened her first salon and later developed the brand in 2007.
In 2017, Diva By Cindy hair
care products opened the first natural hair care kiosk in the Baltimore/ Washington Inter- national airport. In 2019, they revolutionized the industry by launching BWI’s first natural hair automated vending ma- chine, affirming their place in the modernization of the beauty industry.
Diva By Cindy is available in over 1,500 Sally Beauty Supply stores in the United States. For more information, check Div- aByCindy.com or SallyBeauty.com
ATLANTA, GA — Building self-esteem through positive representation is an important part of raising healthy chil- dren. Simone Edmonson established Dreams and Jam- mies LLC, an Atlanta-based company, to play a key role in transforming how children of color see themselves uniquely portrayed in their sleepwear as they drift off into their heav- enly dreams.
Company founder Simone Edmonson states, “I wanted children of color to know that they’re valued and their faces matter. On average, children are in their PJ’s nine-plus hours per day. So, I thought it would be inspirational for them to show their individual- ity by selecting designs, which
aligns with the child’s inner spirit. Parents could use Dreams and Jammies as a platform to launch their child’s daily affirmation of self- worth.”
The greatest impact the launch has made in the Black community was beautifully stated by buyer Denise Johnson of Baltimore, Mary- land, “When I saw those beau- tiful black girls wearing Dreams and Jammies on my Instagram feed, I burst into tears. I initially did not know why I had this visceral reac- tion. Then it dawned on me that in the fifty-five years of my life, I have never seen any- thing like this so I purchased a pair for my grandchildren and great-nieces.”
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