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Student’s Photos Go Viral, Now She Is Being Sought By Multiple Agencies
PLYMOUTH, NH — Sev- eral photos of Anok Yai, a New Hampshire college stu- dent, have gone viral on so- cial media and now every modeling agency in the coun- try wants to sign her.
Anok is from Sudan but grew up in the Manchester, New Hampshire area. She is a sophomore at Plymouth State University where she is studying biochemistry.
Because of her beautiful dark skin, she stands out. In fact, she stands out so much that one photographer, known as @thesunk, noticed her at this year’s Howard University Homecoming and thought she was “stunning.”
He started snapping shots of her and posting them on his Instagram page, and the
Anok Yai was photographed while attending Howard Univer- sity’s Homecoming and was posted by the photographer who thought she was ‘stunning.’
photos instantly went viral with thousands of likes and shares.
In fact, Anok’s photos have gone so viral that three modeling agencies have al-
ready reached out to her. She told reporters that she has al- ways been interested in fash- ion and art, but never believed that she could actu- ally be a model.
Toddler, 3, Channels Cong. Maxine Waters For Halloween
OAKLAND, CA — A tod- dler in California dominated the Halloween game with her Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) costume.
Three-year-old Arya from Oakland transformed into a mini Waters with the help of her Aunt Sareena.
Sareena thinks Waters is a great role model for young girls. “She speaks her mind without the fear of being stereotypically labeled as aggressive or emotional,” she explained. “She is intelli- gent and graceful. She can hold her own and stand up for what is right in a room full of
Arya was dressed as Cong. Maxine Waters for Halloween. Reclaiming her candy.
opposition without breaking a sweat.”
The 2 Richest Black Women In The World!
Police Van Driver In Freddie Gray’s Death Finds Out His Fate This Week
BALTIMORE, MD — A po- lice disciplinary board is hearing the case of a Balti- more police van driver ac- quitted of murder last year in the death of Freddie Gray, a young Black man whose neck snapped during his trip to the station.
The administrative trial of Baltimore Police Officer Cae- sar Goodson, Jr. on more than 20 charges of violating police policies in connection with the arrest and death of Gray is expected to wrap up with closing arguments Mon- day afternoon.
Attorney Neil Duke, rep- resenting the police depart- ment, says Goodson should
Freddie Gray died when he was injured being transported to jail. The van driver, Ceasar Goodson faces losing his job his week.
be fired for failing to secure the handcuffed and shackled inmate with a safety belt in- side the van.
The 25-year-old Gray died a week later from spinal cord injuries he suffered while being transported.
Folorunsho Alakija is worth $3.3 billion and Oprah Winfrey is worth $3 billion.
Very few of the world's wealthiest people are Black, and even fewer are Black women.
Most of the richest tycoons tend to be white and Asian men, with very few women of any ethnicity reaching such an accomplishment.
But Oprah Winfrey and Folorunsho Alakija are on the list, and have been con- firmed by Forbes and Time magazines to be the richest Black women in the world.
Oprah Winfrey is the 63- year old media mogul, ac- tress, philanthropist, and talk show host who once hosted the highest-rated day- time television program in history. She is also the founder of her very own magazine and cable network network channel called OWN also known as the Oprah Winfrey Network (www.Oprah.com).
Born in to poverty in rural Mississippi, Oprah climbed her way to success and went on to become America's first Black billionaire.
All in all, she is worth $3 billion.
Folorunsho Alakija is not as famous, but actually she is in fact a bit wealthier than Oprah. She is a Niger- ian billionaire oil tycoon, a fashion designer and also a philanthropist.
The 66-year old got into the oil business in 1991 with no expertise at all in running an oil field, but she boldly ap- plied for and received an Oil Prospecting License (OPL) to explore for oil on a 617,000 acre block. She went on to launch Famfa Oil (www.Famfa.com), which now generates billions of dol- lars in revenue every year.
All in all she is worth $3.3 billion.
Motorist Dies When 12-Year-Old Attempting Suicide Jumps Over Overpass
ARLINGTON, VA —- A young graduate student was killed over the weekend after a 12-year-old boy attempting to commit suicide jumped over a local overpass and landed on her car.
Virginia State Police say that Marisa Harris, 22, from Olney, Md., was driving east on Interstate 66 when the child jumped from the Cedar Lane overpass and landed on her Ford Escape, NBC Washington reports.
The jump left Harris “in-
Marissa Harris died at the scene.
capacitated, but Harris’ boyfriend, who was sitting on the passenger’s side of the SUV at the time of the inci- dent, managed to steer the vehicle to the side of the road.
Harris, a graduate stu- dent at Marymount Univer- sity in Arlington, Va., died at the scene.
The child survived and was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police are investigating the jump as an attempted sui- cide, NBC notes.
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