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Protests Erupt After Black Man Shot By Police In Minneapolis
Crowd marched to the police precinct near the shooting.
One Month Old Handbag And Jewelry Company In Top 10
Teespoon boutique owner, Teneasha Pierson.
WASHINGTON, DC — Teespoon Boutique, an African-American owned com- pany offering handcrafted handbags and accessories pro- duced in Senegal, West Africa, is not letting its infancy stop the company from competing against companies that have been in operation for over five years or more.
Teespoon Boutique was born with a mission to bring high fashion Africa into everyday life. Each piece is unique and tells its own story through the intricate details and hand craftsmanship that went into its creation. Teespoon collabo- rates with local artisans in Senegal to create handcrafted one-of-a-kind handbags and jewelry.
The Friends of 365 is an op- portunity for creative entrepre- neurs to operate within 365 stores and connect with our community. 365 is a store built on access to communities in need which are owned and op- erated by Whole Foods Market.
Teneasha Pierson, foun- der and creative director has al- ways believed in the importance of presentation and takes every opportunity to share her story through what she wears and how she adorns her life. In 2012, Teneasha joined the Peace Corps and served in Kenya for two years before extending to continue her international work with the Peace Corps’ continent wide malaria initiative in Senegal.
Security Increased At Howard University After Threat
Howard University
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- A man suspected of assault was shot on a north Minneapolis street by a police officer early Sunday while allegedly hinder- ing emergency responders from aiding his victim.
The shooting ignited a chaotic scene of shouting and taunting bystanders who be- lieved the man was handcuffed before police opened fire.
Police Chief Janeé Harteau said Sunday after- noon that her department’s preliminary information is that the man was not hand- cuffed when police shot him.
Police did not identify the man, but Nekima Levy- Pounds, president of the Minneapolis NAACP, said in a statement that he was Jamar Clark, a black man in his mid- 20s, and that he had been “shot and killed” by police.
Clark’s relatives, including several sisters, gathered in a room on the seventh floor in- tensive-care unit at Hennepin County Medical Center Sun- day afternoon where a physi- cian told them that Clark is brain dead, according to one family member. Clark was shot “in the head, execution style,” a family member said.
The confrontation began about 12:45 a.m. according to police. Nekelia Sharp, who lives across the street, said an ambulance was called after the suspect and his girlfriend got into an argument. While para- medics were taking the girl- friend away, the suspect tried to talk to her. Sharp said that’s when he was handcuffed and then shot.
Bystanders swarmed as emergency vehicles were re- sponding. In a video posted on Facebook by a witness, one woman was repeatedly shout- ing, “Y’all just killed that man!” Others nearby were pointing at police and taunting them.
A few seconds of the video showed an emergency respon- der kneeling over someone on the ground.
Witnesses said that officers pushed the increasingly agi-
tated crowd back and several people were pepper-sprayed.
The NAACP statement quoted witness Teto Wilson, who said Clark “was just lay- ing there. He was not resisting arrest. Two officers were sur- rounding the victim on the ground, an officer maneuvered his body around to shield Jamar’s body, and I heard the shot go off.”
Demonstrators chanted at Minneapolis Police Officers at the side entrance to the 4th Precinct station Sunday night in Minneapolis.
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According to police scanner
audio of the incident, posted on the MN Police Clips Face- book page, the apparent do- mestic confrontation started in an apartment. An officer is later heard requesting all available squad cars, saying, “We’ve got a big crowd; we need a lot of cops.”
The incident has been turned over to the state BCA for investigation, said Harteau, who added that two officers were placed on stan- dard administrative leave.
Anger and distrust fueled a rally called by Black Lives Mat- ter Minneapolis that began at 3 p.m. at the shooting scene and continued into the evening a few blocks away out- side the police department’s Fourth Precinct headquarters. The protest began with about 250 people ringing the block where Clark was shot, to cre- ate a “no-cops zone.” Its lead- ers refused to participate in a community listening session.
Rally speakers held firm to the view that Clark was hand- cuffed when shot and voiced doubt that a BCA probe could be impartial.
Inside the Urban League, Hodges and Harteau stepped back after introductory com- ments about the call for inde- pendent review, as the gathering gave way to shouts between community members in the room.
The meeting fell apart a short time later after people were drowned out by yells of “Justice for who? Jamar!”
Security was increased on Howard University's campus after an anonymous post threatening to kill students was posted online. According to NBC 4 Washington, the racist rant was posted on the website 4Chan Wednesday around 7:30 p.m. and claimed, after protests and the resigna- tion of University of Missouri President Tom Wolfe, who had failed to address racial in- sensitivity at that school, that :
"Any [n--ger] left at Howard University after 10 tomorrow will be the first to go."
Howard University officials told the news station that they were aware of the threats and that they had increased secu- rity on campus and at nearby Metro stations. Officials urged students to use caution when traveling in and around cam- pus and added that no student would be penalized for failing to attend class.
Blacks Named Interim President And Diversity Chancellor At Mizzou
Michael Middleton and Atty. Chuck Henson ..Interim President and Interim Chancellor
ST. LOUIS, MO --- There’s a rumbling going on at college campuses across this nation. Racial tensions are high. The world is watching the tense sit- uation at the University of Mis- souri, which recently appointed an African-Ameri- can former administrator, Michael Middleton, as in- terim president of the univer- sity system. But for years, minority students had com- plained of racial incidents.
Under Graduate student Jonathan Butler went on a hunger strike, and Mizzou’s mostly Black football team threatened to boycott games until the school’s president re- signed. Indeed, on Nov. 9, Uni- versity of Missouri President Timothy Wolfe stepped down. A day later, Chuck Henson, associate dean for academic affairs and trial prac- tice at the University of Mis- souri School of Law, was
appointed interim vice chan- cellor for inclusion, diversity and equity—a newly created position—at the school.
Henson says that his first step in the new role is just to listen.
A former assistant attorney general in the Missouri Attor- ney General’s Office, Henson earned his bachelor’s degree from Yale and a law degree from Georgetown University. He began his tenure at the Uni- versity of Missouri in 2009.
Henson said that he un- derstands the students’ pain and passion. He’s aware of their frustration over the pace of change. Henson also ac- knowledged, however, that in his interim position, he had lit- tle power to make any substan- tive immediate changes. Instead, he said, he will con- tinue to try to move things for- ward.
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