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Jesus Take The Wheel: Newly Engaged Black Couple And Hispanic Twin Sister Identified Among Dead In Fiery Bus Crash [Photos + Video]

There aren’t even words to describe how sad this is … Recently Engaged Couple Identified Among The Dead In California Bus Crash Via DailyMail A Los Angeles man and the woman he proposed to in December are among the 10 people who died Thursday night in a fiery crash involving a bus taking high school students to a California university. Meanwhile, it emerged late Friday night that a 17-year-old twin who was on the bus carrying 44 students who was missing was identified among the dead, NBC Los Angeles reported. The girl’s sister was also traveling to Humboldt State University, but was on a different bus. Another student, Adrian Castro, 18, has also been identified among those that perished. he was a senior at El Monte High School who played on the school’s fottball team Michael Myvett, 29, and his fiancee Mattison Haywood were serving as chaperones on the bus that was traveling from Southern California to Humboldt State University when it was hit by a FedEx tractor-trailer and exploded into flames. ‘He just died,’ his grandmother Debra Loyd said. ‘He was my grandson, the greatest grandson any grandparent could ever have.” Marisa Serrato, 17, has been missing since Thursday evening after a FedEx tractor-trailer slammed into the bus, said her brother Miguel Serrato, 23. The other twin, Marisol Serrato, was on a different bus that wasn’t involved in the crash and made it safely to the school Friday. To hear these kids’ friends and loved ones describe their futures is absolutely heart-breaking… Marisol was accepted to Humboldt State University, while Marisa was waitlisted there. The two Norte Vista High School seniors decided to check out the campus. ‘My sisters are real religious, smart, A students,’ Miguel Serrato said. ‘They were going to get their high school diploma; they were looking toward the future.’ Myvett had given Haywood her engagement ring outside the Louvre art museum in Paris on Christmas Day, said his employers at the Center for Autism and Other Disorders in Torrance. He had provided therapy for autistic children for the last two years. He was ‘able to connect with our kids on a level few others could, and he contributed to their wellbeing in such a positive and profound way,’ the center’s operations manager Kyle Farris said in a statement. Our thoughts and prayers will continue to be with the families affected by this tragic event. Flip the page to see a few endearing photos of Michael and Mattison in Paris following their engagement as well as a video of Marisa Serrato’s grieving mother. Images via Facebook

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Jesus Take The Wheel: Newly Engaged Black Couple And Hispanic Twin Sister Identified Among Dead In Fiery Bus Crash [Photos + Video]

Race Matters: LAPD Caught Illegally Removing Squad Car Recording Devices While In Black Neighborhoods

LAPD Caught Removing Squad Car Recording Devices In Black Neighborhoods via Kulture Kritic Some LAPD officers have taken matters into their own hands by removing their antennas from police cars in predominantly black areas. Why? Because they don’t want to be monitored while being on duty. When news first broke about this move, members of the Police Commission were alarmed and wanted to know why this was happening. In addition to this, they wanted to know how long this has been going on and who authorized this move. In a review of what transpired, it was concluded that ‘half of the 80 cars in the Southeast division—which includes Watts and the Jordan Downs and Nickerson Gardens housing projects—were missing the antennas that help capture what officers say in the field. The review discovered at least 10 more cars in nearby divisions also had antennas removed.’ Steve Soboroff, President of the commission stated that this issue should have been brought to their attention and made available by those officers. The antennas are used for the safety of the officers and the public. LAPD Chief Charlie Beck responded that it was not the intent of the LAPD to hide this information from the commission. With so many officers, it was difficult to ascertain which officers were committing the infraction. A warning was issued to officers about removing their antennas. Here’s what you need to know: “Officers wear small transmitters on their belts that relay their voices back to the antennas in the patrol car. Sgt. Dan Gomez, a department expert on recording devices, told the Times that regardless of whether they are in front of the camera, officers’ voices can be recorded hundreds of yards away from the car—but that distance is severely curtailed by as much as a third without the antennas.” Shuttesrtock

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Race Matters: African Clinic Advises Dark-Skinned Couples To Have Biracial Babies “To Make The Country Better”

African Fertility Clinic Advises Dark Skinned Couples To Have Biracial Babies One would assume that beautiful dark skin is most appreciated in Africa, but one fertility clinic in Ghana seems to think otherwise and is advising black couples to think that way also. via Kulture Kritic Skin complexion is an issue for people of color all over the world and in Ghana, there’s a new business that is on a mission to breed what they call “half-caste” babies for a better Africa. In Ghana, the fairer skinned people are often placed on a higher pedestal and are in greater demand for dates. Some refer to them as hotcakes because of their lighter skin color. Modern science, namely artificial insemination, is credited with having the ability to breed mixed-raced or half-caste babies without the need to marry or be intimate with a person of another race. In Accra, Ghana, there’s a gallant effort being made to create a new society in Africa referred to as a “Half-Caste World” through artificial insemination which it believes will position Africa for a better future. “Half-caste World is founded to transform Africa into the land of riches and beauty, the land of every man’s dream. We believe life began in African and will end in Africa,” the advocates posted on their Facebook page. This is shameful and ridiculous. Hopefully these couples aren’t buying into this bullisht… Shutterstock

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Race Matters: African Clinic Advises Dark-Skinned Couples To Have Biracial Babies “To Make The Country Better”