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    Children, Doctor, and England: <p><a href="http://funnypages.tumblr.com/post/162705106061/joan-b-lee-the-woman-who-saved-the-marvel" class="tumblr_blog">funnypages</a>:</p><blockquote>
<p><b>Joan B. Lee: The Woman Who Saved the Marvel Universe</b><br/></p>
<p>Joan Boocock was born on August 3, 1924, in Gosforth, Newcastle, England. In the 1940s she moved to New York City, where she married an American GI and worked as a hat model. Working at the agency, she met a young comics editor named Stanley Lieber, who worked under the pen name Stan Lee. The two fell in love instantly and she left her husband for him.</p>
<p>In the early 1960s, Stan Lee was feeling depressed and unhappy with his job and was seriously considering quitting the comics industry. Joan told him &quot;Before you quit, why don’t you write one comic you are proud of?” Lee obliged and together with Jack Kirby, he created the Fantastic Four, the flawed, dysfunctional family of heroes that Lee always wanted to make. The comic was an instant success, reinvigorating Lee and convincing him to stay on at Marvel. He even went on to give his favorite hero, Spider-Man, a love interest based off his wife: Gwen Stacy. In later years, after the couple’s two children were grown-up, Joan would have a short career as a voice actress, voicing the recurring character of Madame Web in the Spider-Man animated series, as well as having small parts in the Iron Man and Fantastic Four series. In 2016 she had a cameo with her husband in X-Men: Apocalypse. </p>
<p>The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, the X-Men, the Avengers, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Doctor Strange, Black Panther. While these heroes were created or co-created by Stan Lee, we may never have had them or the Marvel Universe without Joan. Thank you.</p>
<p><b><b>Joan Boocock Lee</b> - August 3, 1924 – July 6, 2017</b><br/></p>
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                    Children, Doctor, and England: <p><a href="http://funnypages.tumblr.com/post/162705106061/joan-b-lee-the-woman-who-saved-the-marvel" class="tumblr_blog">funnypages</a>:</p><blockquote>
<p><b>Joan B. Lee: The Woman Who Saved the Marvel Universe</b><br/></p>
<p>Joan Boocock was born on August 3, 1924, in Gosforth, Newcastle, England. In the 1940s she moved to New York City, where she married an American GI and worked as a hat model. Working at the agency, she met a young comics editor named Stanley Lieber, who worked under the pen name Stan Lee. The two fell in love instantly and she left her husband for him.</p>
<p>In the early 1960s, Stan Lee was feeling depressed and unhappy with his job and was seriously considering quitting the comics industry. Joan told him &quot;Before you quit, why don’t you write one comic you are proud of?” Lee obliged and together with Jack Kirby, he created the Fantastic Four, the flawed, dysfunctional family of heroes that Lee always wanted to make. The comic was an instant success, reinvigorating Lee and convincing him to stay on at Marvel. He even went on to give his favorite hero, Spider-Man, a love interest based off his wife: Gwen Stacy. In later years, after the couple’s two children were grown-up, Joan would have a short career as a voice actress, voicing the recurring character of Madame Web in the Spider-Man animated series, as well as having small parts in the Iron Man and Fantastic Four series. In 2016 she had a cameo with her husband in X-Men: Apocalypse. </p>
<p>The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, the X-Men, the Avengers, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Doctor Strange, Black Panther. While these heroes were created or co-created by Stan Lee, we may never have had them or the Marvel Universe without Joan. Thank you.</p>
<p><b><b>Joan Boocock Lee</b> - August 3, 1924 – July 6, 2017</b><br/></p>
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    Africa, cnn.com, and Memes: White South African Woman Becomes First
 To Be Jailed For Hate Speech After Video Of
 Her Racist Rant Goes Viral; Sentenced To
 Three Years
 @balleralert
White South African Woman Becomes First To Be Jailed For Hate Speech After Video Of Her Racist Rant Goes Viral; Sentenced To Three Years – blogged by @MsJennyb ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While racist, hate speech should never be tolerated, it is strictly prohibited in South Africa, as it is specifically excluded from the protection of free speech in the Constitution. In fact, according to the NY Times, back in 2016, the country released a draft law that would criminalize racism, meaning hate speech cases would go to criminal courts instead of civil and would be punishable by up to 10 years in prison. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Since then, the nation has moved to implement the new rules and subsequently make an example of a white South African woman. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to CNN, Vicki Momberg was found guilty in November for crimen injuria, better known as the willful injuring of someone’s dignity in her racist verbal attack on a black police officer. The incident was caught on camera and quickly went viral. Since then, Momberg has been prosecuted and sentenced to three years in prison with one year suspended sentence, as she becomes the first South African to be jailed for the offense. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “We’ve had crimen injuria (cases before), but they have always been coupled by other charges. This is the first for a prison sentence for crimen injuria on its own,” a spokesperson said of the sentencing. “We are pleased with the sentence. This sends a clear message to those who undermine other people’s rights.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the incident that led to the sentencing, Momberg was caught on video hurling racial slurs at South African police officers after they stopped to help her after her car was broken into in Johannesburg. According to reports, she repeatedly used words that were used to insult black people during the apartheid. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now, Momberg will have two years behind bars to think about her actions.
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                
                    Africa, cnn.com, and Memes: White South African Woman Becomes First
 To Be Jailed For Hate Speech After Video Of
 Her Racist Rant Goes Viral; Sentenced To
 Three Years
 @balleralert
White South African Woman Becomes First To Be Jailed For Hate Speech After Video Of Her Racist Rant Goes Viral; Sentenced To Three Years – blogged by @MsJennyb ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While racist, hate speech should never be tolerated, it is strictly prohibited in South Africa, as it is specifically excluded from the protection of free speech in the Constitution. In fact, according to the NY Times, back in 2016, the country released a draft law that would criminalize racism, meaning hate speech cases would go to criminal courts instead of civil and would be punishable by up to 10 years in prison. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Since then, the nation has moved to implement the new rules and subsequently make an example of a white South African woman. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to CNN, Vicki Momberg was found guilty in November for crimen injuria, better known as the willful injuring of someone’s dignity in her racist verbal attack on a black police officer. The incident was caught on camera and quickly went viral. Since then, Momberg has been prosecuted and sentenced to three years in prison with one year suspended sentence, as she becomes the first South African to be jailed for the offense. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “We’ve had crimen injuria (cases before), but they have always been coupled by other charges. This is the first for a prison sentence for crimen injuria on its own,” a spokesperson said of the sentencing. “We are pleased with the sentence. This sends a clear message to those who undermine other people’s rights.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the incident that led to the sentencing, Momberg was caught on video hurling racial slurs at South African police officers after they stopped to help her after her car was broken into in Johannesburg. According to reports, she repeatedly used words that were used to insult black people during the apartheid. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now, Momberg will have two years behind bars to think about her actions.
                    
                    

                    
                
            

            
            
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    America, Future, and Hulu: moviepass
 533% 4359
 CASSIE LANGDON
 Card valid only at MoviePass Theatres
 BUSINESS
 NETFLIX FOR MOVIE TIX
 Mar 23 | MoviePass applies subscription
 model to movie ticket sales; acquiring 2
 million subscribers faster than Netflix, Hulu
 and Spotify.
MoviePass, a movie-ticket subscription service that allows users to attend one movie a day for $6.95 a month (reducing the cost of a single ticket to significantly less than the national average,) is about to surpass 3 million total users in its first 5 months. ___ As streaming services like Netflix and Hulu increase in popularity, movie theaters have been trying to reinvent the theater experience by reimagining the concession counter and making seats more luxurious. Even so, theater attendance did not increase in 2016, and experts are predicting a 4 percent decline in 2017 (a 22-year low). ___ Movie pass provides hope for attendance numbers in the future, even though theater companies are wary of the introduction of the new service. When Lowe announced the plan for the cut-rate subscription service back in August, AMC Entertainment, North America’s largest multiplex operator, released a warning statement saying the company is “not welcome here” and threatening legal action. ___ The ticketing firm was launched by a former founding executive of Netflix, Mitch Lowe. Lowe said in a recent statement, “We’re actually shocked,” adding, “We seem to have hit a nerve in America.” Even though AMC execs are not interested sharing admissions or concessions revenue, Lowe claims the goal of his company is simply “to strive for mutually beneficial relationships.”
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                
                    America, Future, and Hulu: moviepass
 533% 4359
 CASSIE LANGDON
 Card valid only at MoviePass Theatres
 BUSINESS
 NETFLIX FOR MOVIE TIX
 Mar 23 | MoviePass applies subscription
 model to movie ticket sales; acquiring 2
 million subscribers faster than Netflix, Hulu
 and Spotify.
MoviePass, a movie-ticket subscription service that allows users to attend one movie a day for $6.95 a month (reducing the cost of a single ticket to significantly less than the national average,) is about to surpass 3 million total users in its first 5 months. ___ As streaming services like Netflix and Hulu increase in popularity, movie theaters have been trying to reinvent the theater experience by reimagining the concession counter and making seats more luxurious. Even so, theater attendance did not increase in 2016, and experts are predicting a 4 percent decline in 2017 (a 22-year low). ___ Movie pass provides hope for attendance numbers in the future, even though theater companies are wary of the introduction of the new service. When Lowe announced the plan for the cut-rate subscription service back in August, AMC Entertainment, North America’s largest multiplex operator, released a warning statement saying the company is “not welcome here” and threatening legal action. ___ The ticketing firm was launched by a former founding executive of Netflix, Mitch Lowe. Lowe said in a recent statement, “We’re actually shocked,” adding, “We seem to have hit a nerve in America.” Even though AMC execs are not interested sharing admissions or concessions revenue, Lowe claims the goal of his company is simply “to strive for mutually beneficial relationships.”
                    
                
            

            
            
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    Apparently, Best Friend, and Fresh: Your Instagram Feed Is Going Back
 To Showing Newer Posts First
 @balleralert
Your Instagram Feed Is Going Back To Showing Newer Posts First -blogged by @theRealAlexisDanielle ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Remember when your Instagram used to show pictures and videos in chronological order and you weren’t seeing day old posts at the top of your feed? Well, the app we all love is apparently gearing up to get back to that. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s no secret that many of its users weren’t too fond of Instagram’s change in algorithm, which began back in 2016. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now, in a press release shared Thursday, the app announced plans to keep your feeds “more fresh,” ensuring that you don’t miss newer posts. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Based on your feedback, we’re also making changes to ensure that newer posts are more likely to appear first in the feed,” the statement released to Instagram-press.com read. “With these changes, your feed will feel more fresh, and you won’t miss the moments you care about. So if your best friend shares a selfie from her vacation in Australia, it will be waiting for you when you wake up.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ IG also announced a new “refresh feed” button that will keep your feed from automatically updating when it’s refreshed. Yes, that means you’ll stop losing your place after you’ve been scrolling for five minutes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Instagram says they’ll continue to implement changes over the next few months in an effort to improve users’ experiences. Thoughts?
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                
                    Apparently, Best Friend, and Fresh: Your Instagram Feed Is Going Back
 To Showing Newer Posts First
 @balleralert
Your Instagram Feed Is Going Back To Showing Newer Posts First -blogged by @theRealAlexisDanielle ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Remember when your Instagram used to show pictures and videos in chronological order and you weren’t seeing day old posts at the top of your feed? Well, the app we all love is apparently gearing up to get back to that. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s no secret that many of its users weren’t too fond of Instagram’s change in algorithm, which began back in 2016. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now, in a press release shared Thursday, the app announced plans to keep your feeds “more fresh,” ensuring that you don’t miss newer posts. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Based on your feedback, we’re also making changes to ensure that newer posts are more likely to appear first in the feed,” the statement released to Instagram-press.com read. “With these changes, your feed will feel more fresh, and you won’t miss the moments you care about. So if your best friend shares a selfie from her vacation in Australia, it will be waiting for you when you wake up.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ IG also announced a new “refresh feed” button that will keep your feed from automatically updating when it’s refreshed. Yes, that means you’ll stop losing your place after you’ve been scrolling for five minutes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Instagram says they’ll continue to implement changes over the next few months in an effort to improve users’ experiences. Thoughts?
                    
                
            

            
            
Your Instagram Feed Is Going Back To Showing Newer Posts First -blogged by @theRealAlexisDanielle ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Remember when your Instagr...

            
            
        

    



            

        

        
        
        
        

            

                



            

        

        
        
        
        

            

                




    Advice, Being Alone, and Ass: losangelesconfidential Went from a rapist in 2016, to
 tryna be a crip in 2017 to running the bloods in NY in
 2018& actually got niggas co-signing this
 fuckin weirdo ??? NEW YORK cannot be down wit
 this fuckery... it's a misrepresentation of what NY
 really is..... & LA niggas ain't tolerating no more
 disrespect PERIOD... not to the city, the culture, or
 either sides of the flag !! It's REAL NIGGAS out here
 dying in the streets behind this shit you false bangin
 You got the 69 from giving niggas head while they
 gave you head lil weirdo & brooklyn niggas made you
 dye ya hair cuz you was they bitch.... how long you
 thought you was gone get away wit this charade ???
 Fucked up thing is little kids out here following this
 weirdo & gone end up hurt tryna be what they think
 this bum is.... & them bloods you paying to hide
 behind gone disappear when that lil money run out
 then you gone have to stand behind all the shit you
 talkin on ya own , the jig is up #Teryaki69
 #RainbowBrite #TheDiaperSniper [This my last post
 about thishad to let the world know who this
 bum really is] & some of y'all gone say "leave him
 alone he's just a kid" lol... stop talkin grown man shit
 & stay in a kids place then lil mothafucka! Ain't no
 fakin blood on my watch!!!! REAL NIGGAS
 EVERYWHERE on ya head Daniel... stop fakin & save
 ya life boy before somebody catch you when you &
 me both know that's not what you really want. The
 best advice I can give yo lil weird ass.

TheGame has some more words for Tekashi...thoughts? 😳🤔 @LosAngelesConfidential @6ix9ine_ WSHH
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                
                    Advice, Being Alone, and Ass: losangelesconfidential Went from a rapist in 2016, to
 tryna be a crip in 2017 to running the bloods in NY in
 2018& actually got niggas co-signing this
 fuckin weirdo ??? NEW YORK cannot be down wit
 this fuckery... it's a misrepresentation of what NY
 really is..... & LA niggas ain't tolerating no more
 disrespect PERIOD... not to the city, the culture, or
 either sides of the flag !! It's REAL NIGGAS out here
 dying in the streets behind this shit you false bangin
 You got the 69 from giving niggas head while they
 gave you head lil weirdo & brooklyn niggas made you
 dye ya hair cuz you was they bitch.... how long you
 thought you was gone get away wit this charade ???
 Fucked up thing is little kids out here following this
 weirdo & gone end up hurt tryna be what they think
 this bum is.... & them bloods you paying to hide
 behind gone disappear when that lil money run out
 then you gone have to stand behind all the shit you
 talkin on ya own , the jig is up #Teryaki69
 #RainbowBrite #TheDiaperSniper [This my last post
 about thishad to let the world know who this
 bum really is] & some of y'all gone say "leave him
 alone he's just a kid" lol... stop talkin grown man shit
 & stay in a kids place then lil mothafucka! Ain't no
 fakin blood on my watch!!!! REAL NIGGAS
 EVERYWHERE on ya head Daniel... stop fakin & save
 ya life boy before somebody catch you when you &
 me both know that's not what you really want. The
 best advice I can give yo lil weird ass.

TheGame has some more words for Tekashi...thoughts? 😳🤔 @LosAngelesConfidential @6ix9ine_ WSHH
                    
                
            

            
            
TheGame has some more words for Tekashi...thoughts? 😳🤔 @LosAngelesConfidential @6ix9ine_ WSHH

            
            
        

    



            

        

        
        
        
        

            

                



            

        

        
        
        
        

            

                




    College, Memes, and School:  #Immigrants :"California just
 appointed the first undocumented
 person to a statewide committee!
 @LizbethMateo will work to expand
 access to higher education for low
 income and underserved
 communities." Via @OurRevolution
 #womenshistorymonth 오
 California Senate committee
 appoints first undocumented im...
 thehill.com
 nDigital
 RICO NOMBRAMIEN
 MENTA ES NOMBRADA ASES
 3/16/18, 3:28 PM from Sacramento, CA
🙌🏾🙌🏿🙌🏼🙌🏽”An undocumented immigrant has been appointed to a statewide post in California for the first time, Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León's office said. . . The state's Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday appointed Lizbeth Mateo — an attorney and immigrant rights activist — to be a part of the California Student Opportunity and Access Program Project Grant Advisory Committee, the Sacramento Bee reported. . . In a statement, De León praised Mateo, saying that while President Trump "fixates on walls, California will continue to concentrate on opportunities." . . "Ms. Mateo is a courageous, determined and intelligent young woman who at great personal risk has dedicated herself to fight for those seeking their rightful place in this country," de León said. . . The Student Opportunity and Access Program Project Grant Advisory Committee does work regarding helping students from low-income or underserved communities to get access to college. “While undocumented students have become more visible in our state, they remain underrepresented in places where decisions that affect them are being made," Mateo said in a statement. . . Mateo was born in Mexico and arrived in the U.S. when she was 14. In 2016, she graduated from Santa Clara University law school, according to the Bee. (The Hill) immigration undocumented dreamer dreamers immigrant california
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                
                    College, Memes, and School:  #Immigrants :"California just
 appointed the first undocumented
 person to a statewide committee!
 @LizbethMateo will work to expand
 access to higher education for low
 income and underserved
 communities." Via @OurRevolution
 #womenshistorymonth 오
 California Senate committee
 appoints first undocumented im...
 thehill.com
 nDigital
 RICO NOMBRAMIEN
 MENTA ES NOMBRADA ASES
 3/16/18, 3:28 PM from Sacramento, CA
🙌🏾🙌🏿🙌🏼🙌🏽”An undocumented immigrant has been appointed to a statewide post in California for the first time, Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León's office said. . . The state's Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday appointed Lizbeth Mateo — an attorney and immigrant rights activist — to be a part of the California Student Opportunity and Access Program Project Grant Advisory Committee, the Sacramento Bee reported. . . In a statement, De León praised Mateo, saying that while President Trump "fixates on walls, California will continue to concentrate on opportunities." . . "Ms. Mateo is a courageous, determined and intelligent young woman who at great personal risk has dedicated herself to fight for those seeking their rightful place in this country," de León said. . . The Student Opportunity and Access Program Project Grant Advisory Committee does work regarding helping students from low-income or underserved communities to get access to college. “While undocumented students have become more visible in our state, they remain underrepresented in places where decisions that affect them are being made," Mateo said in a statement. . . Mateo was born in Mexico and arrived in the U.S. when she was 14. In 2016, she graduated from Santa Clara University law school, according to the Bee. (The Hill) immigration undocumented dreamer dreamers immigrant california
                    
                
            

            
            
🙌🏾🙌🏿🙌🏼🙌🏽”An undocumented immigrant has been appointed to a statewide post in California for the first time, Senate President pro Tempore Kev...

            
            
        

    



            

        

        
        
        
        

            

                




    Driving, Life, and Memes: Ronald Gasser Sentenced To 30 Years In
 Prison For Killing Joe McKnight In Road
 Rage Incdent @balleralert
Ronald Gasser Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Killing Joe McKnight In Road Rage Incident - blogged by @MsJennyb ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Back in 2016, tragedy struck at a Terrytown intersection after a road-rage dispute involving Ronald Gasser and former NFL baller, Joe McKnight turned fatal. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The incident took place after a 5-mile race-induced confrontation that began with aggressive driving on a bridge and ended when Gasser firing three shots through McKnight’s passenger window. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Initially, Gasser, 56, was charged with 2nd-degree murder, which carries a life sentence, but in January a jury elected for a lesser charge and convicted the shooter of manslaughter. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Since then though, Gasser has been sentenced to 30 of the possible 40 years in prison for the death of McKnight. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “To you, it might have seemed like an insignificant life to take, but it wasn’t,” McKnight’s mother said during her victim impact statement. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The mother of McKnight’s child also released a statement, saying she will make sure her son doesn’t grow up to hate him, saying, “Ronald Gasser hear me when I say, it will be my life’s mission to make sure my son Jayden doesn’t grow up with hate for you.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Not because you don’t deserve it, but because he should not have hate in his heart,” Michelle Quick said.
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                
                    Driving, Life, and Memes: Ronald Gasser Sentenced To 30 Years In
 Prison For Killing Joe McKnight In Road
 Rage Incdent @balleralert
Ronald Gasser Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Killing Joe McKnight In Road Rage Incident - blogged by @MsJennyb ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Back in 2016, tragedy struck at a Terrytown intersection after a road-rage dispute involving Ronald Gasser and former NFL baller, Joe McKnight turned fatal. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The incident took place after a 5-mile race-induced confrontation that began with aggressive driving on a bridge and ended when Gasser firing three shots through McKnight’s passenger window. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Initially, Gasser, 56, was charged with 2nd-degree murder, which carries a life sentence, but in January a jury elected for a lesser charge and convicted the shooter of manslaughter. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Since then though, Gasser has been sentenced to 30 of the possible 40 years in prison for the death of McKnight. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “To you, it might have seemed like an insignificant life to take, but it wasn’t,” McKnight’s mother said during her victim impact statement. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The mother of McKnight’s child also released a statement, saying she will make sure her son doesn’t grow up to hate him, saying, “Ronald Gasser hear me when I say, it will be my life’s mission to make sure my son Jayden doesn’t grow up with hate for you.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Not because you don’t deserve it, but because he should not have hate in his heart,” Michelle Quick said.
                    
                
            

            
            
Ronald Gasser Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Killing Joe McKnight In Road Rage Incident - blogged by @MsJennyb ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Back in 2016, ...

            
            
        

    



            

        

        
        
        
        

            

                




    Blessed, Church, and Community: Telstra
 11:47
 Katy Perry, please stop:
 Nun pleads hours before
 collapsing, dying in court
 Posted 11 Mar 2018 9:20am AEST
 A nun who was involved in a lawsuit with pop
 star Katy Perry over the sale of a convent in
 LOS Angeles has collapsed and died during a
 court appearance related to the case
 Sister Catherine Rose Holzman, 89, was a
 member of an order of elderly nuns involved
 in a dispute over the sale of their convent.
 Perry had offered to buy the eight-acre prop-
 erty and its Roman-villa-style buildings for
 $US14.5 million ($18.4 million), and to relo-
 cate an adjoining house of prayer used by
 priests. Her bid had the approval of Los An-
 geles' archbishop
 But local entrepreneur Dana Hollisteir
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 * 44%(D,
 Telstra
 But local entrepreneur Dana Hollister
 stepped in and attempted to buy the proper-
 ty from two nuns who had lived there for
 SUS15.5 million ($19.7 million). The restaura-
 teur wanted to turn it into a boutique hotel.
 11:47
 However, in 2016, a judge ruled the sale to
 the entrepreneur was invalid.
 Katy Perry had tried to win over the nuns by singing for
 them. (Tracey Nearmy: AAP)
 Hours before her death, Holzman spoke to
 local media, decrying the ruling clearing the
 way for the archdiocese of Los Angeles to
 sell the convent to Perrv.
 NEXT STORY

 Telstra
 11:47
 She told Fox 11 Los Angeles: "To Katy Perry,
 please stop."
 It's not doing anyone any good except hurt
 ing a lot of people."
 The Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate
 Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary have owned
 the property for more than 40 years, but they
 have not lived in the convent for several
 years.
 Perry - daughter of Protestant pastors
 had tried to win over the nuns, even going so
 far as to stage a private performance for
 them, singing Oh Happy Day
 But the nuns were reportedly unimpressed
 by the fact Perry had to read tne lyrics on her
 smartphone and were nonplussed by the tat-
 too of Jesus on her wrist.
 Holzman served the church "with dedication
 and love for many years", Archbishop Jose
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 l Telstra
 Holzman served the church "with dedication
 and love for many years", Archbishop Jose
 Gomez said in a statement.
 11:47
 44%)
 "I was sad to hear the news of her passing
 and I have offered a mass for the repose of
 her soul," he said.
 "We extend our prayers today to the lmmac-
 ulate Heart of Mary community and to all her
 friends and loved ones."
 The nuns are involved in a dispute over the sale of a
 convent. (Google Maps)
 NEXT STORY
<p><a href="http://practicalmagicisthebestmovie.tumblr.com/post/171742207803/practicalmagicisthebestmovie-like-literally-can" class="tumblr_blog">practicalmagicisthebestmovie</a>:</p><blockquote>
<p><a href="http://practicalmagicisthebestmovie.tumblr.com/post/171741981848/like-literally-can-you-imagine-believing-so" class="tumblr_blog">practicalmagicisthebestmovie</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>like literally can you imagine believing so solidly in your talent and charm that you do any of what katy perry is reported to have done in this article i’m HYSTERIC with disbelief</p></blockquote>
<p>i’m actually tearing up at the thought of katy perry thinking her fanbase was broad enough to include a bunch of elderly nuns who have devoted their etire lives to God and to their community. literally can you imagine being that in love with the idea of yourself</p>
</blockquote>
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                
                    Blessed, Church, and Community: Telstra
 11:47
 Katy Perry, please stop:
 Nun pleads hours before
 collapsing, dying in court
 Posted 11 Mar 2018 9:20am AEST
 A nun who was involved in a lawsuit with pop
 star Katy Perry over the sale of a convent in
 LOS Angeles has collapsed and died during a
 court appearance related to the case
 Sister Catherine Rose Holzman, 89, was a
 member of an order of elderly nuns involved
 in a dispute over the sale of their convent.
 Perry had offered to buy the eight-acre prop-
 erty and its Roman-villa-style buildings for
 $US14.5 million ($18.4 million), and to relo-
 cate an adjoining house of prayer used by
 priests. Her bid had the approval of Los An-
 geles' archbishop
 But local entrepreneur Dana Hollisteir
 NEXT STORY

 * 44%(D,
 Telstra
 But local entrepreneur Dana Hollister
 stepped in and attempted to buy the proper-
 ty from two nuns who had lived there for
 SUS15.5 million ($19.7 million). The restaura-
 teur wanted to turn it into a boutique hotel.
 11:47
 However, in 2016, a judge ruled the sale to
 the entrepreneur was invalid.
 Katy Perry had tried to win over the nuns by singing for
 them. (Tracey Nearmy: AAP)
 Hours before her death, Holzman spoke to
 local media, decrying the ruling clearing the
 way for the archdiocese of Los Angeles to
 sell the convent to Perrv.
 NEXT STORY

 Telstra
 11:47
 She told Fox 11 Los Angeles: "To Katy Perry,
 please stop."
 It's not doing anyone any good except hurt
 ing a lot of people."
 The Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate
 Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary have owned
 the property for more than 40 years, but they
 have not lived in the convent for several
 years.
 Perry - daughter of Protestant pastors
 had tried to win over the nuns, even going so
 far as to stage a private performance for
 them, singing Oh Happy Day
 But the nuns were reportedly unimpressed
 by the fact Perry had to read tne lyrics on her
 smartphone and were nonplussed by the tat-
 too of Jesus on her wrist.
 Holzman served the church "with dedication
 and love for many years", Archbishop Jose
 NEXT STORY

 l Telstra
 Holzman served the church "with dedication
 and love for many years", Archbishop Jose
 Gomez said in a statement.
 11:47
 44%)
 "I was sad to hear the news of her passing
 and I have offered a mass for the repose of
 her soul," he said.
 "We extend our prayers today to the lmmac-
 ulate Heart of Mary community and to all her
 friends and loved ones."
 The nuns are involved in a dispute over the sale of a
 convent. (Google Maps)
 NEXT STORY
<p><a href="http://practicalmagicisthebestmovie.tumblr.com/post/171742207803/practicalmagicisthebestmovie-like-literally-can" class="tumblr_blog">practicalmagicisthebestmovie</a>:</p><blockquote>
<p><a href="http://practicalmagicisthebestmovie.tumblr.com/post/171741981848/like-literally-can-you-imagine-believing-so" class="tumblr_blog">practicalmagicisthebestmovie</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>like literally can you imagine believing so solidly in your talent and charm that you do any of what katy perry is reported to have done in this article i’m HYSTERIC with disbelief</p></blockquote>
<p>i’m actually tearing up at the thought of katy perry thinking her fanbase was broad enough to include a bunch of elderly nuns who have devoted their etire lives to God and to their community. literally can you imagine being that in love with the idea of yourself</p>
</blockquote>
                    
                
            

            
            
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    Baseball, Fall, and Life: Video Surfaces Of Baseball Player
 Beating His Girlfriend In Texas Stadium
 Stairwell
 @balleralert
 圈
Video Surfaces Of Baseball Player Beating His Girlfriend In Texas Stadium Stairwell - blogged by @MsJennyb (Video @tmz_tv) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Former Houston Astros minor-leaguer, DanryVasquez has been kicked off a professional team in Pennsylvania after video surfaced of a domestic violence incident with his girlfriend. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Vasquez was arrested back in 2016 for the incident, where he assaulted his girlfriend in a Texas stadium. However, the case was dropped after the girlfriend refused to press charges. As a result, Vasquez went on with his life with a career. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ He eventually signed with Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, since the Astros’ minor league affiliate dropped him in the wake of the incident. He was also ordered to complete anger management as a form of probation. However, once the terms were complete, the case was formally dismissed on March 6. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now though, in the wake of the resurfacing of the surveillance footage from the incident, Vasquez has lost his job and has been reduced to a woman beater. (Well, at least that’s what his Wikipedia page says.) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “There is no choice but to sever the relationship,” the team’s manager said in a statement. “Neither I nor the Barnstormers’ organization as a whole, can condone or associate with that behavior.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the video obtained by KRIS-TV, Vasquez is seen walking into the stairwell at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi with his girlfriend on Aug. 2. When the door closes behind him, he immediately slaps his girlfriend across the face. He then grabs her hair and drags her down the stairs before hitting her again. He then leaves and returns to hit her once more, making her fall to the ground.
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                
                    Baseball, Fall, and Life: Video Surfaces Of Baseball Player
 Beating His Girlfriend In Texas Stadium
 Stairwell
 @balleralert
 圈
Video Surfaces Of Baseball Player Beating His Girlfriend In Texas Stadium Stairwell - blogged by @MsJennyb (Video @tmz_tv) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Former Houston Astros minor-leaguer, DanryVasquez has been kicked off a professional team in Pennsylvania after video surfaced of a domestic violence incident with his girlfriend. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Vasquez was arrested back in 2016 for the incident, where he assaulted his girlfriend in a Texas stadium. However, the case was dropped after the girlfriend refused to press charges. As a result, Vasquez went on with his life with a career. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ He eventually signed with Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, since the Astros’ minor league affiliate dropped him in the wake of the incident. He was also ordered to complete anger management as a form of probation. However, once the terms were complete, the case was formally dismissed on March 6. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now though, in the wake of the resurfacing of the surveillance footage from the incident, Vasquez has lost his job and has been reduced to a woman beater. (Well, at least that’s what his Wikipedia page says.) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “There is no choice but to sever the relationship,” the team’s manager said in a statement. “Neither I nor the Barnstormers’ organization as a whole, can condone or associate with that behavior.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the video obtained by KRIS-TV, Vasquez is seen walking into the stairwell at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi with his girlfriend on Aug. 2. When the door closes behind him, he immediately slaps his girlfriend across the face. He then grabs her hair and drags her down the stairs before hitting her again. He then leaves and returns to hit her once more, making her fall to the ground.
                    
                    

                    
                
            

            
            
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    Fake, Family, and Life: Justice Is Served: White Man Gets Life Irn
 Prison Unarmed Black Man
 In Fake "Neighborhood Watch" Incident
 For Murdering
 @balleralert
Justice Is Served: White Man Gets Life In Prison For Murdering Unarmed Black Man In Fake “Neighborhood Watch” Incident - blogged by @MsJennyb ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Back in 2016, a North Carolina man, claiming to be part of “neighborhood watch,” called 911 to warn the operators that he was going to kill the “hoodlums” in his neighborhood. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “I’m on neighborhood watch. I am going to have the neighborhood meet these hoodlums out here racing up and down the street,” Chad Copley said to the emergency operator. “It’s 1 in the morning. There’s some devil in them. They have firearms and we’re going to secure our neighborhood. If I was you, I would send PD out here as quickly as possible,” later adding, “I’m going to kill them.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After his conversation with the 911, Copley fired his gun and struck 20-year-old KourenRodneyBernardThomas. He then redialed 911 to explain the incident, claiming one of the boys brandished a gun. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ However, upon arrival, officials found an unarmed Thomas with a gunshot wound. He was quickly taken to a local hospital, where he was then pronounced dead. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Shortly after the incident, Thomas’ friend explained that their actions were innocent and completely opposite of Copley’s claims. In fact, David Walker said he and Thomas tried to get into a party on Copley’s block, but when they couldn’t get immediate access, they decided to leave. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While Walker’s story was slightly different from Copley’s, the end result was the same-Thomas was shot. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ During the trial, Copley, who the family attorney named ‘George Zimmerman 2.0’, maintained he fired in self-defense against the group of armed men. However, after a cross-examination, Copley admitted that he saw no gun and that there wasn’t even a neighborhood watch. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As a result, Copley was found guilty on first-degree murder charges and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                
                    Fake, Family, and Life: Justice Is Served: White Man Gets Life Irn
 Prison Unarmed Black Man
 In Fake "Neighborhood Watch" Incident
 For Murdering
 @balleralert
Justice Is Served: White Man Gets Life In Prison For Murdering Unarmed Black Man In Fake “Neighborhood Watch” Incident - blogged by @MsJennyb ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Back in 2016, a North Carolina man, claiming to be part of “neighborhood watch,” called 911 to warn the operators that he was going to kill the “hoodlums” in his neighborhood. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “I’m on neighborhood watch. I am going to have the neighborhood meet these hoodlums out here racing up and down the street,” Chad Copley said to the emergency operator. “It’s 1 in the morning. There’s some devil in them. They have firearms and we’re going to secure our neighborhood. If I was you, I would send PD out here as quickly as possible,” later adding, “I’m going to kill them.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After his conversation with the 911, Copley fired his gun and struck 20-year-old KourenRodneyBernardThomas. He then redialed 911 to explain the incident, claiming one of the boys brandished a gun. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ However, upon arrival, officials found an unarmed Thomas with a gunshot wound. He was quickly taken to a local hospital, where he was then pronounced dead. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Shortly after the incident, Thomas’ friend explained that their actions were innocent and completely opposite of Copley’s claims. In fact, David Walker said he and Thomas tried to get into a party on Copley’s block, but when they couldn’t get immediate access, they decided to leave. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While Walker’s story was slightly different from Copley’s, the end result was the same-Thomas was shot. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ During the trial, Copley, who the family attorney named ‘George Zimmerman 2.0’, maintained he fired in self-defense against the group of armed men. However, after a cross-examination, Copley admitted that he saw no gun and that there wasn’t even a neighborhood watch. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As a result, Copley was found guilty on first-degree murder charges and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
                    
                
            

            
            
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    Children, Family, and Friday: Jury Awards Korryn Gaines' Family $38
 Million In Civil Case Against Baltimore
 County
 @balleralert
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Jury Awards Korryn Gaines' Family $38 Million In Civil Case Against Baltimore County - Blogged by: @RaquelHarrisTV ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A jury ruled on Friday the family of Korryn Gaines, the 23-year-old Baltimore mother who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2016, will receive $38 million. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Two years ago, Gaines became a victim of police brutality when officers entered her home on the morning of Aug. 1, 2016 attempting to arrest her on disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and multiple traffic violation charges. The mother originally refused to open the door, but police got a key from the landlord and walked in. They came in to find Gaines on the floor holding a shot gun along with her then 5-year-old son, Kodi. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The incident became a six-hour standoff between Gaines and police. Gaines who aimed her gun at officer Royce Ruby gave him the right to justly shooting the young mother. Ruby ended up killing Gaines and injuring her son. This Friday, an all female jury of six made a ruling after just three hours. They decided Kodi would be awarded $32.8 million, Gaines’ daughter, Karsyn Courtney, would be awarded $4.5 million, and her father and mother will each receive $300,000. The family was then awarded an additional $300,000. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After the three-week trial, the jury had came down to these deliberations: the first shot the officer had fired was not reasonable; they then distributed damages on the grounds that Baltimore County had violated the Gaines’ civil rights and had committed battery on the mother and son. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “This win is for all of my sisters in the movement who have lost their children to police violence,” Gaines’ mother, Rhanda Dormeus.
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                
                    Children, Family, and Friday: Jury Awards Korryn Gaines' Family $38
 Million In Civil Case Against Baltimore
 County
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Jury Awards Korryn Gaines' Family $38 Million In Civil Case Against Baltimore County - Blogged by: @RaquelHarrisTV ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A jury ruled on Friday the family of Korryn Gaines, the 23-year-old Baltimore mother who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2016, will receive $38 million. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Two years ago, Gaines became a victim of police brutality when officers entered her home on the morning of Aug. 1, 2016 attempting to arrest her on disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and multiple traffic violation charges. The mother originally refused to open the door, but police got a key from the landlord and walked in. They came in to find Gaines on the floor holding a shot gun along with her then 5-year-old son, Kodi. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The incident became a six-hour standoff between Gaines and police. Gaines who aimed her gun at officer Royce Ruby gave him the right to justly shooting the young mother. Ruby ended up killing Gaines and injuring her son. This Friday, an all female jury of six made a ruling after just three hours. They decided Kodi would be awarded $32.8 million, Gaines’ daughter, Karsyn Courtney, would be awarded $4.5 million, and her father and mother will each receive $300,000. The family was then awarded an additional $300,000. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After the three-week trial, the jury had came down to these deliberations: the first shot the officer had fired was not reasonable; they then distributed damages on the grounds that Baltimore County had violated the Gaines’ civil rights and had committed battery on the mother and son. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “This win is for all of my sisters in the movement who have lost their children to police violence,” Gaines’ mother, Rhanda Dormeus.
                    
                
            

            
            
Jury Awards Korryn Gaines' Family $38 Million In Civil Case Against Baltimore County - Blogged by: @RaquelHarrisTV ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A jur...