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Sisters Turn Problem Into Thriving Business
Jasmine and Janae Harris
Louisiana Governor Declares State Of Emergency After Flooding In New Orleans
A set of sisters wanted to use an online box delivery services to get their beauty supplies. But it just wasn't working out.
Deciding to no longer spend money on subscription serv- ices that didn't have anything for them, Jasmine and Jenae Harris decided to launch a monthly delivery service of their own, called Huesbox.
Encouraged by the fact that Black women spend $7.5 bil- lion per year on cosmetics
and beauty products, two sis- ters felt there was an opening for their service.
Huesbox has been in busi- ness for about a year, and Jasmine and Jenae have already earned $20,000. And they've shipped more than 2,100 packages to 49 U.S. states.
Huesbox works just like other box services. Users complete a profile with the company, and the service crafts a customized product haul each month.
Man Kills His Mom, Sister And Sister’s Friend With Knife, Hammer
Omarosa Manigault-Newman Gets Backs Turned On Her At Black Journalists Convention
Omarosa Manigault-Newman was getting into it with Black journalists at annual convention.
His mother — 58-year-old Lynn Vanderhall, his sis- ter Melissa Vanderhall, 29 and Janel Simpson, 29 — were identified as the victims. A fourth female victim — who was also struck with the ham- mer — was transported to a
local hospital where she is listed in stable condition.
Bobby Vanderhall, al- legedly entered his mother’s Hempstead home through the basement door at approx- imately 1:15 a.m. Saturday, Nassau County police said.
Heavy flooding in New Or- leans drove Louisiana Gov. Gov. John Bel Edwards to declare a preemptive state of emergency Friday (Aug. 11) as more rain is expected to drench the area.
The declaration, which “al- lows for more flexible strat- egy and purchasing of assets needed in emergencies” (in-
New Orleans.
cluding providing the city with 14 backup generators, and possible assistance from the National Guard), will last through early September.
During a press conference Thursday, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu acknowledged that the situa- tion was “serious” but urged residents not to panic.
LONG ISLAND, NY —- A homeless man charged in the killings of his mother, sister and a third woman in Hemp- stead stabbed his mother multiple times and beat her and the other victims with a hammer, according to court records and prosecutors at his arraignment Sunday.
Bobby Vanderhall, 34, pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail during his brief appearance in First District Court in Hempstead. His next court appearance is scheduled for Wednesday, court officials said.
Bobby Vanderhall killed his sister, Melissa and and mom, Lynn Vanderhall, as well as his sister’s friend.
White Supremacists And Neo Nazis March In Virginia; Violence Breaks Out
White supremacists and neo nazis marched on Saturday in Charlottesville, VA. DeAndre Harris and his family currently have plans to sue the city, as the attack took place next to a police station, but no cops showed up.
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The appearance of Omarosa Manigault-Newman, a White House aide, caused an uproar at a National Associa- tion of Black Journalists con- vention on Friday after she refused to answer some ques- tions about President Trump’s recent remarks en- couraging the police to be rougher while arresting crimi- nal suspects.
Black journalists and public relations professionals watched, Manigault-New- man, a last minute invite on a panel about police violence, was asked about her role in the Trump administration, and what she has done for the Black community.
“I fight on the front lines every day,” Manigault-New-
man said, provoking laughter and groans from the audience. Some in the crowd, including
journalist Jamilah Lemieux and activist Britanny Pack- nett, reportedly turned their backs in protest as Manigault- Newman spoke.
Manigault-Newman got out of her seat and paced the stage at one point, engaging in repeated back-and-forths with other panelists. Finally, Gor- don seemed to have had enough.
Minutes later, when NABJ President Sarah Glover tried to explain why Manigault- Newman had been invited in the first place, the reality show star appeared to blow a kiss to someone in the audience. Then she got up and left the stage without saying anything fur- ther.
CHARLOTTEVILLE, VA — - Several hundred white su- premacists and neo nazis marched through the Univer- sity of Virginia campus Friday night (Aug. 11). Carrying torches, they were chanting slogans like “You will not replace us!” “White lives matter!” and “Jews will not re- place us!”
The march began around 9:30 p.m. and was made up al- most entirely of men in their ’20s and ’30s, although some looked as young as teenagers, reports The Washington Post.
Marching hastily around a statue of Thomas Jefferson, the protest lasted around 20 minutes before a short brawl broke out involving a number of counter protesters.
This group of white nation-
alists marched ahead of the Unite the Right protest, ac- cording to WP, a gathering of groups from around the coun- try whose members have said they are being persecuted for being white and that white his- tory in America is being erased.
With city leaders and resi- dents alike in fear of the prospect of violence, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe was prompted to place National Guard members on standby.
White Supremacist Plows Into Counter Rally Participants; Killing One The lone victim killed during a peaceful counter-protest against white supremacist hate during the Charlottesville, Va., rally Saturday, has been iden-
tified as Heather Heyer.
Heyer was one of many struck by the driver of a Dodge Challenger who barreled his car at high speeds into the pro- testers, the New York Daily News reports.
According to the newspa- per, Heyer was walking across the street when she was struck.
James Alex Fields Jr. of Ohio was charged with second- degree murder. Fields also in- jured at least 19 other people who were protesting a rally staged by white nationalists.
A photographer said he saw Mr. Fields with symbols of Vanguard America, a group whose manifesto declares that “a government based in the natural law must not cater to the false notion of equality.” The organization denied any ties to Mr. Fields.
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