Bring That Week Back: Drake Donates to Philly Students
Man found guilty in murder of Michigan mother, plus more.
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Drake Gives Gifts to Struggling Students - A man is found guilty in the killing of a Michigan woman, the NAACP calls on the Department of Justice to investigate Miami Gardens for racial profiling, plus more news. — Natelege Whaley Drake loves the kids! The famed Toronto rapper visited Strawberry Hill high school in Philadelphia and announced that he would be building a recording studio there. Drizzy hugged students and gave them words of encouragement. “This is about your future. I love you. I care about you,” he said. (Photo: Courtesy of ABC News)
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Man Found Guilty in Killing of 32-Year-Old Michigan Mother - A jury found Bobby Lee Taylor guilty of first-degree murder and criminal sexual conduct charges in the killing of Rosaline Lee. Her body was found floating and partially clothed by a fisherman in May in Pontiac, Michigan. The case gained national attention when media personality Star Jones spoke out about the homicide.(Photo: Courtesy Facebook via RosalineRansomLeeMemorialPage)
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NAACP Calls for DOJ to Review Miami Gardens' Racial Profiling Case - The NAACP is calling on the Department of Justice to review a pattern of alleged racial profiling conducted by Miami Gardens against African-Americans in the city. The request comes after Ali Amin Saleh, a convenience store owner, filed a lawsuit against the city claiming a long history of police abuse and racial profiling against his Black customers and employees near his business. (Photo: Surveillance via MiamiHerald.com)
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Woman Posts Craigslist Ad Asking to Rent a Family - Jackie Turner, 26, posted a Craigslist ad asking to rent a family. "There's this void, my biological parents aren't here, and it's kept this hole inside of me." Turner said she was once a troubled child who was physically and sexually abused. Dozens of families and people who had a similar story to Turner responded. She is now gathering everyone to form her own family for the holiday. (Photo: Courtesy of ABC News)
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Woman Lies About Being Victim of “Knockout” Game - Ashley Depew, a St. Louis woman, was given a black eye by her boyfriend Justin Simms. Instead of reporting it as domestic abuse, she fabricated a story saying she was a victim of the “knockout” game. She blamed a random Black “thug” for the assault and said she was punched outside of a bar while waiting for her friend. Depew and Simms are now charged with falsifying a police report. (Photo: Courtesy of KMOV St. Louis)
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