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Vandals Scrape The Words Off Emmett Till Historical Marker, Again
Community Leaders To Be Honored In Historic Eatonville, Florida
Emmett Till, 14, was kidnapped, tortured and murdered in Mississippi in 1955 after a white woman lied that he whistled at her. The historical sign has been vandalized twice.
The family and friends of store owner Min Kim breakdown and cry as he is led away to begin serving his 8 year sentence for killing Jakeel Rashon Mason.
Eatonville, FL — Community leaders (pictured above) U. S. Congresswoman Val Dem- ings, Orange County Commis- sioner Regina Hill, Eatonville Mayor Edward Cole, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Dem- ings, The Life Center Church Presiding Bishop Ronald F. Kimble, Sr., Mango’s Tropical Café David Wallack and STAR 94.5 Monica May are among the honorees at the Celebration of Leaders in the Historic Town of Eatonville, Floridafrom4p.mto6pmon July 2, 2017 at The Life Center Church in Eatonville, Florida.
The 44th President Barack Obama Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to the above honorees and also to: Mango’s Tropical Café CEO Ex- ecutive Assistant June Hen- derson, Former News 13 Anchor Jackie Brockington, Music Director Gale Jones Murphy, Pastor H.B. Holmes, Jr., Pastor Milton Howard, Jr., and Dr. Stan- ley Alexander, President of the 501 (c) 3 non-profit corpo- ration, Young Emerging Stars Foundation, Inc. Ambassador Dr. Jacqueline Mohair, Founder of Trinity Girls Net- work will present the Awards.
The 13 recipients will receive the 44th President Barack Obama Lifetime Achievement Award created by the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act that, in part, recognizes com- munity leaders and volunteers
who make community service a significant part of their life. The service and volunteer initia- tives are managed by the Cor- poration for National and Community Service, a Federal agency that was created by the Act and engages more than five million Americans in service through Senior Corps, Ameri- Corps, and Learn and Serve America. President Barack Obama was deeply committed to advancing the role of service in America as demonstrated by his National Call to Service and his signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act on April 21, 2009.
During the Ceremony, six Honorary Doctorate Degrees will be conferred by Ambassa- dor Dr. Jacqueline Mohair, Regional Vice Chancellor of CICA International University and Seminary, headquartered in New York, on the following candidates: Mayor Edward Cole, Bishop Ronald F. Kimble, Sr., Pastor H. B. Holmes, Jr., Gale Jones Murphy, David Wallack and Pastor Milton Howard, Jr.
The event is coordinated by
Dr. Florence Alexander,
Founder of Young Emerging Stars Foundation, Inc., Evan- gelist Veronica L. Smith, Founder of Virtuous Precepts for Prosperous Living and Dr. Jacqueline Mohair, Founder of Trinity Girls Net- work Corporation, Inc.
MONEY, MS —- A historical marker with information about Emmett Till has been vandal- ized, the second such attack against a memorial for him in less than nine months.
A Mississippi Freedom Trail sign in Money, where 14-year-
old Till was kidnapped and killed in 1955, had large parts of its text and photos scraped off by Monday morning.
The sign, put up in 2011, stands outside Bryant’s Gro- cery and Meat Market, the now-closed store where a white
shopkeeper said that the teen had whistled at her.
Till was tortured and killed, and his death and the acquittal of two white men put on trial for his murder galvanized the civil rights movement.
Philando Castile’s Family Reaches $3M Death Settlement
ST. PAUL, MN —- The mother of Philando Castile, who was killed last summer by a police officer from St. An- thony, Minn., reached a nearly $3 million settlement on Mon- day with that city.
The settlement came 10 days after the officer who fired the fatal shots, Jeronimo Yanez, was acquitted of second-degree manslaughter and all other charges. Mr. Castile’s case is the latest example of a police shooting of a black person leading to a legal settlement but no criminal conviction of the officer involved.
The settlement in Minnesota, worth $2.995 million, accord- ing to a joint statement from the Castile family and the city
Philando Castile’s mother Valerie makes a statement after po- lice officer Jeronimo Yanez was found ‘not guilty’ after murdering her son in front of his girlfriend and her daughter. Protestors took to the streets after the verdict.
ofSt.Anthony,avoidsafederal civil rights lawsuit that the family had pledged to bring.
The settlement will be paid with insurance money, not tax- payerfunds,thestatementsaid
Store Owner Sentenced To 8 Years For Fatally Shooting Shoplifter
SPANAWAY, WA —- A con- venience store owner in Wash- ington state will serve more than eight years in prison for shooting and killing a would- be shoplifter who was trying to flee the store after a physical run-in with the owner.
Min Kim, the owner of the Pacific Quick Shop in Spanaway, appeared in court last Friday to be sentenced for the fatal March 2016 shooting of 21-year-old Jakeel Rashon Mason.
"I'm here to take responsi-
bility for my actions in taking Mason's life," said Kim, who had previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. "I accept the consequences. I did not have the right to take his life.”
Mason was shot in the back after trying to steal a package of cigarettes. He died before first responders could arrive.
Just before the shooting, the 31-year-old owner had gone outside to tell a group of guys standing around to leave.
Inside the store, Mason was
seen on video reaching around the counter trying to grab ciga- rettes. When Kim came back into his store, he had a gun pointed at the suspect.
Mason put both hands in the air and Kim holstered his weapon before punching the attempted thief in the face.
The two men started fighting and fell to the floor. As Mason freed himself and tried to leave the store, Kim took out his weapon and fired several shots.
Mason died in the doorway of the store before police could arrive.
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