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Grandmother Dies Days After Diving Into Lake To Save Granddaughter, 13
College Basketball Star Darius Lee Dies At Age 21 After Shooting
A Grandmother has died following a week in intensive care after heroically trying to save her granddaughter who drowned in a lake.
Stephanie Walker was found unresponsive and not breathing on June 11 after she had jumped in to West Point Lake in Lagrange,Georgia after Makayla Prather.
Authorities said Step- hanie entered the lake after her 13-year-old granddaugh- ter became panicked while swimming.
We believe one of the vic- tims entered the water from the shoreline, became dis- tressed,' said Troup County Sheriff's Deputy Stewart Smith in a statement last week to the LaGrange News
STEPHANIE WALKER ...GRANDMOTHER
about the initial incident. Smith said they believed Stephanie had become dis- tressed after she jumped into
the lake.
'And the second victim en-
tered the water in an attempt
MAKAYLA PRATHER
to help them and became distressed themselves.'
Authorities acknowledged that information on what oc- curred was limited because no one was there when it happened.
Houston Baptist forward Darius Lee died Monday after being shot in Harlem in New York CIty.
He was 21.
Police said Lee was shot after a fight broke out Monday morning when people were filming a rap video in a park. Eight other people were also shot.
"We are in shock and cannot wrap our heads around this news," Houston Baptist coach Ron Cottrell said in a state- ment. "My heart breaks for his mom, his sister and his entire family, and for our basketball team. The only thing we find comfort in right now is know- ing where Darius is. He is in the arms of Jesus... we know that as fact. And we will see him again some day.
"As great of a basketball player as he was, he was an
DARIUS LEE
even better person. I can’t even think of basketball right now. I can only think of what a light Darius was during his short time on earth. He was a joy to coach and we loved him so much."
JPMorgan Chase Pledges $30 Million To Support HBCUs And Helping Students Transition Into Careers
Offering extra support to his- torically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), JPMor- gan Chase is committing $30 million in a new push to help students gain financial and ca-
reer success.
The nation’s largest bank an-
nounced the five-year pledge that expands on its Advancing Black Pathways (ABP) initia- tive launched in 2019 to boost
economic success and empow- erment in the Black commu- nity.
JPMorgan Chase announced an expanded five-year, $30 million commitment to the fi- nancial and career success of students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This commitment expands on the firm’s Advanc- ing Black Pathways (ABP) ini- tiative which launched in 2019 to chart clearer pathways to- ward economic success and empowerment within the Black community.
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