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Apple’s First Diversity VP Resigns After 6 Months
Rev. Jesse Jackson Has Parkinson’s Disease
CHICAGO, IL —- The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he’s been seeking outpatient care for two years for Parkinson’s disease and plans to “dedi- cate” himself to physical ther- apy.
In a Friday letter to sup- porters, the 76-year-old says family and friends noticed a change in him about three years ago and he could no longer ignore symptoms.
He says the diagnosis isn’t
Rev. Jesse Jackson was di- agnosed 2 years ago.
a sign to stop working but a “signal” to make “lifestyle changes” to slow progression of the chronic neurological disorder that causes move- ment difficulties.
The civil rights icon also released a Northwestern Medicine letter saying he was diagnosed in 2015 and has sought outpatient care.
Jackson runs the Chicago- based Rainbow/PUSH Coali- tion.
Cupertino, CA — Denise Young Smith, Apple's first- ever vice president of inclusion and diversity, resigned from her position after less than a year, according to reports Thursday. Smith, who had been with Apple since 1997, was set to exit the company by the end of the year. She was to be replaced in 2018 by Christie Smith, a for- mer managing principal at De- loitte.
Young's resignation came on the heels of comments she made during a panel discus- sion in October that appeared to equate a group of "white, blue-eyed blond men in a room" as being diverse. Fellow panelist DeRay McKesson, a Black Lives Matter activist, as- serted that "white privilege" must be recognized when dis- cussing issues of diversity. Young claimed these com- ments encouraged her to step
Denise Young Smith is first- ever V.P of diversity.
down from the role, but that she had intended to part the position she began in May long before.
As for Smith's career path post-Apple, she was set to serve as the next executive-in- residence at Cornell Tech, a part of Cornell University.
Deputy Claims She Did Not Know ‘Blackface’ Was Offensive
YORK-POQUOSON, VA —- A white Virginia police officer sparked outrage from local ac- tivists when pictures surfaced of her dressed in blackface. The NAACP issued a state- ment regarding the matter and the officer was then reas- signed. Deputy Jean Brown- ing of the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office showed up to a private Halloween party dressed as African American Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, CBS-affiliate WNCN reported Thursday.
She was accompanied by her boyfriend, who dressed as President Donald Trump. Pictures of the duo surfaced online and prompted a re- sponse from members of the York-James City-Williams- burg chapter of the civil rights organization known as the NAACP. The group said in a statement that Browning’s blackface costume was racially
Deputy Jean Browning and dressed as Congresswoman Fred- erica Wilson,
insensitive.
"I was very concerned," said
chapter president Brian Smalls. "This is a serious sit- uation, this is nothing to be taken lightly."
Smalls claimed a friend forwarded him pictures of the deputy in blackface, which prompted him to meet with York-Poquoson Sheriff Danny Diggs Nov. 6 about the incident. After the meet- ing, the NAACP issued a press
release that slammed the sheriff’s office for not having punished Browning and called for her to be reassigned from her position at the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program (D.A.R.E).
Diggs said he first learned of the photos during his meet- ing with the NAACP. He said that Browning will be reas- signed from her D.A.R.E. po- sition and will serve courtroom duty.
Innocent Louisiana Man Freed After 45 Years In Prison
Wilbert Jones was 19 when he was arrested and convicted of kidnapping and raping a nurse.
Third Ohio Pastor Indicted For ‘Child Trafficking’
TOLEDO, OH -— A federal grand jury indicted a third Ohio pastors in an alleged child sex trafficking opera- tion, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony announced last Tuesday (Nov. 14).
Cordell Jenkins, An- thony Haynes and Ken- neth Butler were indicted on a new charge of conspir- acy to sex traffic children as part of an 11-count supersed- ing indictment.
“These three men violated the trust of these children and the communities they purported to serve,” Herd- man said. “We are grateful for the courage of the victims and the dedication of our law enforcement personnel in bringing these men to jus- tice.”
All three men pleaded not
Revs. Cordell Jenkins, Kenneth Butler and Anthony Haynes.
guilty to the charges. Haynes, 38, Butler, 37,
and Jenkins, 47, are ac- cused of sexually assaulting a then 14-year-old girl begin- ning in 2014 through 2017.
The young girl was in the “custody of Haynes,” ac- cording to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Of- fice. Some of the alleged sex- ual abuse reportedly occurred at Greater Life Christian Center in Toldeo,
where Haynes was a pastor at the time.
Prosecutors allege that Jenkins also paid the girl, recorded the sexual assaults on his cell phone, and facili- tated “the victim being sexu- ally exploited by several other men.” According to court documents, Jenkins sexu- ally exploited the girl at his home, a motel, and his office at the Abundant Life Min- istries in Toledo.
When Wilbert Jones was 19 years old, he was arrested in Louisiana on suspicion he kidnapped a nurse at gun point and raped her. In 1974, Jones was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. According to NBC, about two weeks ago State District Court Judge Richard An- derson overturned Jones’ conviction and it’s reported the now 65-year-old is a free man.
Judge Anderson called the evidence leveled against Jones “weak at best” and said authorities withheld evi- dence that could’ve exoner- ated Jones decades ago. Jones’ family members were visibly emotional and fought back tears while in court, however once outside, Jones’ niece, Wajeedah
said they know exactly what to do to welcome him home.
The state’s case against Jones was built entirely on the victim’s testimony and her “questionable identifica- tion” of Jones as the rapist. The nurse, who died in 2008, picked Jones out of lineup three weeks after the attack but also told authorities her assailant was taller and had a “much rougher” voice than Jones.
Jones’ lawyer claims the victim’s description matched a man who was arrested but never charged in the rape of another woman kidnapped and rapped in a Baton Rouge parking lot. That same man was arrested on suspicion of rape again in 1973, but only charged and convicted of armed robbery.
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