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Memoriam
LOVING MEMORIAM
MS. MILDRED
RICHARDSON Sunrise:
September 10, 1932 Sunset: May 28, 2018
You heard a voice, we could not hear, which said, “You can’t stay.” You saw a hand we could not see, which beckoned you away.
God saw the road was getting rough, the hill too hard to climb. So He gently closed your weary eyes and whispered, “Peace be thine.”
Love you, children: Jackie Littles Snow, Gail Richardson, Ronald Black, and wife, Linda, Dennis Black, Adrian Black; grandchildren: Eboni Whitlock, Jonathan Black, Tevin Black, Keisha Hous- ton; sisters: Norma Chiles and husband, Elmo, Ear- line Harris; godchildren: Richard and Rene Hop- kins; family and friends.
Entertainment
'Aladdin' Soars To
National
Massive $113M
‘Blessed’ Walmart
Memorial Day Weekend
Worker Who Walked
It may be a whole new world for Aladdin, but it turned out to be another lucrative opening weekend for Disney.
The live-action feature grossed $112.7 million stateside over the Memorial Day week- end, beating out even high-end estimates that the film would bow to $100 million.
The Guy Ritchie-directed Aladdin stars Will Smith as the Genie and Mena Massoud as the titular hero, a charming street rat who masquerades as a prince to win the affections of Princess Jasmine, played by Naomi Scott. The movie mu- sical, produced by Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich's Rideback, opened wide in 4,400 locations.
In its opening weekend, Al- addin earned more than Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book, which pulled in $103.2 million in its 2016 debut, but came in
Given New Car
behind the Emma Watson- starring Beauty and the Beast, which collected $174.7 million when it premiered in 2017. (Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast did not have the added benefit of a holiday week- end opening.)
Internationally, Aladdin picked up an estimated $121 million for the three-day week- end, across 54 territories. China led the way with $18.7 million in ticket sales, followed by Mexico ($9.2 million) and the U.K. ($8.4 million).
A friendly-spirited Louisiana woman with a healthy work ethic for her job at Walmart, who sometimes walks six miles to her job won’t have to worry about the long trek any longer now.
According to New Orleans station WWL, Anita Single- ton, 52, has been an employee of the big box store for three years now, and she is known for her enthusiasm about her job. “We share a bit of ourselves with each other every day and that is a blessing,” she said. “But with- out transportation, at least once a week, she would walk the long distance from her home to the store.
“Just because I don’t have a vehicle is no excuse for me not to show up at work,” she said.
However, a chance en- counter with Officer Bradley Peck of the Slidell Police De- partment would change Single- ton’s luck – and commute to work- forever. Recently during his own ride home after work around 5:30am, the off-duty cop spotted Singleton in the wee
ANITA SINGLETON
hours of the morning, walking to Walmart. It was then that Of- ficer Peck would find out how far she was traveling, and offer her a ride.
After learning Singleton’s story, the cop was compelled to recap his moments with the em- ployee, an excerpt of which was shared by the department’s offi- cial Facebook page.
“I learned that [Anita] is 52 years old and had as much en- ergy as my two year old. ‘I thank God everyday when I put my key in the door’ she told me.... She told me when she can’t get a ride she has to do what she has to do.”
Six Miles To Work
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS VS. TORONTO RAPTORS (All games to be televised on ABC)
Game 1: Thur., May 30, Golden State at Toronto, 6 p.m. PT Game 2: Sun., June 2, Golden State at Toronto, 5 p.m. PT
Michigan Man Awarded
$1.5 Million After
DEATH LISTING
AIKENS FUNERAL HOME
Ms. Kelaina Adkins, Tampa
Mr. Lawrence E. Can- non Sr., Tampa
Mrs. Amanda Hicks, Tampa
GUDES FUNERAL HOME Mr. Brandon M. Ebanks, Tampa
INTEGRITY FUNERAL HOME
Mr. Clarence Grant, Jr., Tampa
JACKSON FUNERAL HOME
Mr. Cordell Jones, Tampa
RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME
Mr. Nathaniel Edwards, Tampa
Mr. Mark A. Goods, Tampa
Ms. Dattie B. Holt, Brandon
WILSON FUNERAL HOME Mr. Terry Blackmon, Tampa
Ms. Darlene Campbell, Tampa
Ms. Janie Ileene Newell, Tampa
Mr. Robert Peoples, Tampa
Serving 46 Years On A
Wrongful Conviction
When Richard Philips was 27-years-old, he was found guilty of dragging a man named Gregory Harris out of his car and shooting him to death. Harris' brother-in-law corrob- orated the story and told inves- tigators he met with Philips in a local bar to discuss the mur- der.
Yet despite the statement from the victim's relative, Philips maintained his inno- cence. It wasn't enough, how- ever, and Philips went on to spend 46 years in prison.
Then in 2010, Richard Polombo came forward and admitted to the killing. It would be another four years before the Innocence Clinic at the Univer- sity of Michigan's law school heard Polombo's confession, and another three in legal pro- ceedings before Philips was granted a new trial in 2017.
In March of 2018, Philips became a free man. CNN re- ports that Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has awarded Philips $1.5 million, $50,000 for each year he was
RICHARD PHILIPS
imprisoned. The money will not be taxed and Philips won't lose any of it in lawyer fees.
In 1990, Philips began painting "to stave off loneliness" and began selling his artwork in prison to fellow inmates. The money he made went into pur- chasing more supplies. Philips' watercolor paintings echoed themes of hope and survival.
Now, at 73 years old, Philips rents a small apartment and hopes to buy a home with his money. For now, he's enjoy- ing life's simple pleasures and along with his new home, he says he also wants a German Shepherd puppy.
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