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Teen Makes History
Ohio State
Oh Boy: More Blacks Have
Competes In Muslim Garb
University Attacker Killed; 11 Injured
Purchased Guns Since
MINNESOTA - - Halima Aden, 19, made history last weekend while participat- ing in the Miss Minnesota USA contest.
Nationwide — Gun store owners are reporting that since the election on November 8th, up to four times as many Black and minority cus- tomers are buy- ing guns.
The Huey Newton Gun Club in Dallas, TX.
In Beauty Pageant
Donald Trump’s Win
Aden decided
to wear a hijab
during all rounds
of the competi-
tion, breaking
down stereotypes nesota. and bringing di-
versity and representation to the pageant universe, "I feel like I'm here to bust those misconceptions and stereo- types of Muslim women," she said. Pageant officials sup- ported Aden's participation in her hijab and burkini be- cause they wanted to encour- age women to be confident in their beauty.
However, her mother did not approve of her participat-
In addition,
gun groups (such as the Na- tional African American Gun Association and the Huey P. Newton Gun Club) are re- porting double the normal number of attendees at their meetings since the election.
The reason for the spike in gun sales has been attributed to recent police brutality cases across the country, and an increasing amount of white supremecists that have become more aggressive since Trump’s win. Many of the new gun buyers have told reporters that they just want to protect themselves.
What kind of guns are
they buying?
Philip Smith, founder of
the National African Ameri- can Gun Association (which has 14,000 members), says his members are buying all kinds of guns – from Glock handguns to AR-15 rifles to AK-47 semi and automatic weapons.
He said, however, that most first-time buyers tend to gravitate toward a nine- millimeter pistol or .38 re- volver. He told NBC News, “Most folks are pretty nerv- ous about what kind of America we’re going to see over the next 5-10 years.”
Halima Aden competed for Miss Min-
ing in the competition, nor did some members of her community. But Aden stood confidently in her decision and shone brightly through- out the pageant, inspiring many.
Aden was born in a Kenyan refugee camp, but her family left for Minnesota when she was just 7. Despite this, her childhood made her a stronger person.
ABDUL RAZAK ALI ARTAN
COLUMBUS, OH -- The Ohio State University student who carried out a knife attack on campus Monday said in a Facebook post he was "sick and tired" of seeing fellow Muslims "killed and tor- tured," according to federal law enforcement officials.
Investigators are examin- ing Abdul Razak Ali Artan's Facebook page to determine whether the attack was terrorism, though law enforcement officials said it will take time to ascertain motive.
Minutes before his car- and-knife attack on the Ohio State University campus, Monday, Abdul Razak Ali Artan posted a photo to his Facebook page.
It vented anger at the United States, cited the per- secution of Rohingya Mus- lims in Burma and name-checked radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, calling him a "hero."
The rant was not signed, but it was posted just before police say Artan rammed a relative's car into a small crowd of OSU students and staff and then jumped up with a butcher knife, slashing at them. A campus police of- ficer shot him dead.
Investigators are now dis- secting Artan's history.
He grew up in Somalia, but left with his family in 2007, settling in Pakistan, accord- ing to law enforcement offi- cials
According to Catholic Charities records, Artan ar- rived with his mother and six siblings and stayed in a tem- porary shelter in Dallas for 24 days, then relocated to Columbus, Ohio, a city with a sizable Somali community.
A community member who spoke to the attacker's family described them as shocked. The community member de- scribed Artan as a good kid. She confirmed Artan had just finished community col- lege before starting this se- mester at Ohio State.
LA Homeless Man Has Swanked Out Digs Under Underpass
Woman Completes University Exam While Giving Birth
The homeless home of Ceola Waddell, Jr.
Tommitrise Collins completing her exam while in labour Shanell Brinkley Chapman/ Facebook.
Tommitrise Collins and her newborn daughter Tyler Elise Shanell Brinkley Chapman/ Facebook.
LOS ANGELES, CA --- When the world gives you lemons, make lemonade.
When the world gives you an underpass, make it your home.
That seems to be the phi- losophy of this homeless man who has turned an underpass into his own spot of paradise.
Supercool Ceola Wad- dell, Jr., 59, has lived under the underpass in LA for the last six months.
But he’s living in relative luxury with two toilets, sofas, a bed and even a jacuzzi.
However, he faces having all his work torn down be- cause city officials say that it is dangerous. He has turned down their offers for help, ac- cording to the LA Times.
He’s given a cheery tour of his humble abode which he calls ‘Paradise Lane.’
“I’ve set this up three times,” Waddell said. “The
first and second time, they came and got all my coats, my food, my cooking utensils, my makeshift Jacuzzi, which I made out of a refrigerator, laid it on its back and put water in it so I could take a bath.”
“They took all of that, and I said ‘You’re not gonna win because I come from the streets. I know how to live as a homeless person. You can keep taking it, but you can’t take my spirit to do it again.”
Elena Stern, a spokes- woman for the Bureau of Sanitation, said the city has offered homeless services to Waddell, but that he’s re- fused. Waddell told Fox 11 that that’s not true and he’d love to have an actual apart- ment.
“I want to have one of those, but they’re a little slow, dragging their feet with the process,” he said.
A woman has been de- scribed as “strong” and “amazing” after completing a university exam while giving birth.
Ms. Tommitrise Collins completed the online test after going into labor at Coliseum Medical Centre in Macon, Georgia.
The 21-year-old told Fox 5 she was only able to take the test on that day.
“It took me four to five hours after opening the test to try and put the pain to the side and do it, so I wouldn’t have to do it later and could enjoy my newborn,” Ms Collins said.
The Middle Georgia State University student fin- ished the exam in under two hours and passed with a B grade.
Her sister, Shanell Brinkley Chapman, posted a picture of the feat on Facebook saying: “This is
what you call ‘Strong Priori- ties’.
“Contractions three min- utes apart and still takes her psychology test! You are going to be a great mom baby sis.”
The post has been shared more than 15,000 times on social media and received hundreds of likes.
Ms Collins gave birth to a baby girl named Tyler Elise, weighing seven pounds and ten ounces, after 20 hours of labor.
She will graduate in De- cember 2016 with a bache- lor’s degree in criminal justice, her second degree after completing an associ- ate’s degree in the same sub- ject, according to USA Today.
The new mother told Fox 5: “She will always have me to depend on so my goals will not be put on hold.
“I want my child to live comfortably.”
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