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Amid Controversy Twitter Hires New Head Of Inclusion And Diversity
Toddler Beaten To Death By Her Father Laid To Rest
Little Nylah Lewis’ fam- ily said their final goodbye.
The 16-month old girl, who was allegedly beaten to death by her dad on Father’s Day was buried on Saturday, the family told the Daily News.
Nylah fought for her life for five days after the horrific assault, but her tiny body gave up on June 23rd..
The toddler’s father, Shaquan Taylor, 19, is charged with assault and act- ing in a manner injurious to a child.
Brooklyn prosecutors plan
Nylah Lewis was in a coma for 5 days after visiting her dad, Shaquan Taylor on Father’s Day.
He maintains his inno-
to hit him with additional
charges as soon as the au-
topsy report is completed, a
source familiar with the case
said. cence.
Taylor allegedly cracked his baby girl’s skull and caused bleeding on the brain.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Twitter has hired Candi Castleberry-Singleton as its new vice president of in- clusion and diversity in the latest bid by co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey to make the social media service better reflect the de- mographics of its users.
Castleberry-Singleton, who has spent years working in the field of inclusion and diversity, replaces Jeffrey Siminoff, who stepped down in February.
In Castleberry-Single- ton, Twitter has tapped someone with experience working on initiatives for major corporations. At Mo- torola, she was vice president of global inclusion and diver- sity, and at Sun Microsys- tems, she led the Global Inclusion Center of Expertise. She came from a background in sales and marketing at Xerox.
Her approach to corporate
CANDI CASTLEBERRY- SINGLETON
drives for more diversity: Making sure it's "built in, not bolted on.
"I'm so excited to join the team at Twitter to lead inclu- sion and diversity efforts for employees and the Twitter community," Castleberry- Singleton said in a state- ment. "I look forward to bringing what I’ve learned to Twitter."
Six Months After His Death, Pastor Eddie Long’s Estate Hit With Tax Lien
ATLANTA, GA —- Six months after his death, Bishop Eddie Long has been hit with $335,000 in back taxes. According to Bossip, the IRS is seek- ing $335,216.34 from his es- tate.
There’s been no response, but if Bishop Long’s estate chooses not to pay, the IRS can seize all of his re- maining assets, cash and properties.
The late Atlanta pastor of New Birth Missionary was accused in 2000 of luring young men into sexual rela-
The late Bishop Eddie Long and his wife.
tionships. Those cases were eventually settled out of court. In a 2016 interview
with Steve Harvey, Long explained why he ultimately decidedtopayup.
Teen Gets 20 Years For Setting Up Robberies Using Dating App
3 Of ‘Central Park Five’ Given Honorary Diplomas From Their HS
NEW YORK — Yusef Salaam, Kevin Richard- son and Raymond San- tana, Jr., three members of the Central Park Five, were unable to attend their high school graduation in the late 1980s, because they were in prison for a crime that they did not commit.
But on last Monday, all three were awarded honorary diplomas from Bronx Preparatory High School.
“Even though we were not able to go back and right the wrong of not getting our high school diplomas outside, here we are being honored in such a way in front of our family and friends,” Salaam said from the stage. “This is a blessing.”
In 1989, the Central Park Five were a group of teenagers who were jailed for the brutal rape of a woman who had been jogging in Cen- tral Park. However, all five were exonerated in 2002 after DNA evidence proved
Yusef Salaam, Kevin Richardson and Raymond Santana, Jr. were given a graduation ceremony 28 years after being wrong- fully convicted of raping a woman in Central Park.
that they were not involved and another man, Matias Reyes, confessed to the crime.
Since that time, all five have settled with New York City in settlements costing the city $45 million in June 2014.
Although all three had re- ceived GED’s and associates degrees while in prison, they had not had the chance to at- tend a graduation ceremony,
which is why the school de- cided to honor them on Mon- day so that they could have the life experience that was taken from them so long ago.
“It’s kind of emotional,” Santana said, adding, “When we went to prison, this was taken away from us. It was something we never got to experience. You felt like you were being robbed, and we’ve finally found redemption.”
Ky’Andrea Cook starts to cry after sentenced to 20-years in prison.
DAYTONA BEACH, FL — An 18-year-old woman was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in state prison for using a dating app to set up a rob- bery that resulted in the shooting of another teen.
As Circuit Judge Matthew Foxman read the sentence, Ky’Andrea Cook’s mother dropped to the floor of the courtroom and wailed. The howls of grief from Cook’s mother were so loud that the judge had to later restate the sentencing for the clerk: 20 years for one a carjacking charge, 15 years for attempted carjacking with a deadly weapon and 15 years for a battery felony. The sen- tences are concurrent.
As part of her plea agree- ment, a conspiracy charge was dropped. That charge carried a maximum penalty of life in prison.
The plea didn’t challenge
prosecutors’ assertions in March, when she was a Main- land High School student.Cook lured Perry Nida, a 27-year-old Palm Coast man, to a meeting in South Daytona where he ex- pected to sell her some mari- juana and then they would have sex. Nida brought 17- year-old Immanuel Pursel from Palm Coast, who ended up shot by Cook’s boyfriend who was waiting to rob them, investigators said.
Cook was arrested April 27 in connection to two violent carjackings and the March shooting of the teen.
Detectives believe Cook and several accomplices used the “MeetMe” phone app to lure victims to an area where they would be carjacked, South Daytona police Lt. Dan Dietrich said at the time.
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