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Texas Police Officer Kills 15-Year-Old After Shooting Into Car
Jordan Edwards, 15, was fa- tally shot by a police officer.
BALCH SPRINGS, TX — Jordan Edwards,15, was shot and killed by a Balch Springs police officer while leaving a party Saturday night. The teen was leaving the party with friends after hearing gun- shots. He was struck by the of- ficer’s bullet through the passenger side window of the vehicle in which he was travel- ing.
Balch Springs Police De- partment released a very dense statement claiming that the teens were aggressively ap- proaching the officers before rounds were shot.
More information from Dal- las News explained the accu- sations of the police further:
"Balch Springs police Chief Jonathan Haber said offi- cers heard gunshots as they were responding to a call of drunken teens about 11 p.m. in the 12300 block of Baron Drive. During an altercation, the vehicle backed down the road toward officers 'in an ag- gressive manner,'" Haber said. They went on to say, an officer fired at the vehicle and struck a passenger, who was then transported to the hospi- tal and pronounced dead.
According to Attorney S. Lee Merritt, legal counsel for Edwards’ family, this is sim- ply untrue. These teens were not the alleged intoxicated teens the police were called about, rather they were just trying to leave the party. For the police to feel comfortable pulling the trigger as the "rea- sonable" choice here is beyond me.
Edwards' family is de- manding justice, including that the police officer who killed their child be fired. The cop who shot the rounds infor- mation has not been released.
Queen Of Uber Was Foster Kid And Homeless For 8 Years
Named Editor Of Teen Vogue
Thirty year old, Elaine Wel- teroth has officially been named editor in chief of Teen Vogue.
According to Condé Nast, after Welteroth became an editor, traffic to TeenVogue.com has increased to more than 9.2 million unique visitors, up from 2.7 million unique visitors last year. Even the subscriptions for Teen Vogue have report- edly increased 535 percent.
The California native will be responsible for continuing the expansion of Teen Vogue’s digital and print publication.
Previously, the California
Elaine Weleroth, 30, has been named editor of Teen Vogue.
State University graduate was an editor alongside Marie Suter and Phillip Picardi where they helped give Teen Vogue a more socio-political voice.
Faith Jones now owns 2 cars and a condo since becoming a driver for Uber.
After eight years of home- lessness, Faith Jones never expected to see herself honored as a “Woman of Excellence.” But on May 4, 2017, she will be honored by Black newspaper, the Chicago Defenders as a 2017 Women of Excellence.
Now the owner of 2 cars, the “Queen of Uber,” was not only homeless for 8 years, but also grew up in the foster care sys- tem, bounced from shelter to shelter, ate food from garbage cans, and slept under viaducts and cars.
On of Faith’s few homeless friends was missing for months but later showed up and was herself an Uber driver. The friend took Faith into her new- found home, and the two teamed up together to take on
odd jobs while they worked as Uber drivers. Faith quickly re- alized that she was earning more money as an Uber driver with a rental car than she was working for a neighborhood dollar store, but she was still afraid to quit her retail posi- tion.
With hard work, she now owns a condo and two cars, but still cries about those memo- ries of homelessness.
Four years and going, Faith has been the “Queen of Uber” and is being recognized by Uber for her bravery and ac- complishments. But Faith’s bigger goal is to continue on in the footsteps of the friend who helped Faith get off the streets―by helping other women also be able to find jobs.
Ohio Quadruplets Decide To Attend Yale
The Wade brothers: Zachary, Aaron, Nigel, and Nick Wade pose together at Lakota East High School, in Liberty Township, Ohio.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OH - - Quadruplet brothers from Ohio are heading to Yale Uni- versity together this fall after being accepted to a combined 59 colleges.
The brothers and their par- ents spoke with NBC about their decision to attend school together.
Eighteen-year-olds Nick, Zach, Aaron, and Nigel Wade chose Yale after receiv- ing what they called an "extra- ordinary" financial aid package.
Three of the brothers decided on Yale fairly quickly, but
Aaron Wade held out the longest as he also considered attending Stanford University, though he was ultimately swayed by Yale.
The Wade brothers will not be the first set of quadruplets to attend Yale — the Crouch quadruplets, whom the Wades spoke with, went to Yale several years back.
"Ray [Crouch] said they had to go out of their way to meet up on campus" Aaron Wade told NBC. "Everywhere they went, they definitely found their own niches without the pressure of being quads.”
For 8th Year: All Seniors At Urban Prep Academies Have Been Accepted Into College
New Book Helps Parents Have ‘The Talk’ About Police Brutality
NASHVILLE, TN — A mother and former social worker and Nashville, Ten- nessee, native Sanya Gragg wanted to help fellow parents navigate how a child’s skin tone may one day make them a po- lice target.
So, Gragg wrote and has re- leased her book Momma, Did You Hear The News?
According to the Huffington Post, Gragg, 46, said she’d been considering writing the book for a short time after she was laid off from her position as a social worker. Her decision to go forth with it came after the police killing of Terence Crutcher last September.
Gragg, who now has two grown sons and a 3-year-old daughter, said that the hardest
Children’s book ‘Momma, Did You Hear The News? ad- dresses police brutality.
part of having the talk with her sons was knowing it could only guarantee that they might practice greater caution when confronted by police.
Senior class at Urban Prep Academies in Chicago.
CHICAGO, IL —- For the eighth year in a row, all of the seniors at Chicago’s illustrious Urban Prep Academies have been accepted into college. During the school’s honorary signing day on April 27th, par- ents and members of the com- munity came out to celebrate the students’ success and honor the life of Yuri Hardy— a student who died due to gun violence in December.
"It is tremendous what they have to go through every day and they still come to school.
They still want to pursue this dream of going to college," a parent shared.
According to the founder and CEO of Urban Prep Acade- mies, Tim Kim, the Chicago seniors received “1,500 letters of admission from over 170 col- leges and universities.” The students also received more than a whopping $14 million in scholarship money. One sen- ior set a new record as he re- ceived admittance into 39 colleges.
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