Two Black Women Makes History Becoming First Pilots Of Alaska Airlines

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Captain Tara Wright and Officer Mallory Cave
First Black Female Pilots of Alaska Airlines

Congratulations to Captain Tara Wright and Officer Mallory Cave on becoming the first Black women to fly a plane in Alaska!

According to KTVA, Sunday, on Mother's Day, Captain Tara Wright and Officer Mallory who were apart of the first ever Black women flight crew, flew Flight 361 from San Francisco to Portland. Before take off the pilots spoke to the passengers on the intercom to announce that they were apart of history while making a video for Facebook.

“Finally, you’re sharing a pretty interesting piece of Alaska Airlines history this morning,” Wright told passengers, who erupted into applause. “You’ll be piloted by two female African-American pilots for the first time in the airline’s history.”

Becoming the first Black female pilots is an extraordinary accomplishment, especially since Black female employees in the airline industry is very rare. Similar to deck crews and captains in the boating industry most of the employees are White. 

According to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 72 percent of airline employees are White and 60 percent of them are male. Across various airlines 91 percent of pilots and 73 percent of flight attendants are white, with only 9 percent being female.

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Former D4L Member Shawty Lo Dead At 40

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Rapper Shawty Lo

On Wednesday, September 21, rapper Shawty Lo aka Carlos Walker died following a car crash in Atlanta, according to his manager who reported the news to a radio station in Atlanta.

As reported by CNN, Shawty Lo's death which was confirmed by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office stated that the cause of the car crash is still in question. Shawty Lo was age 40 at his time of death.

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Rap Group D4L

Walker was the founder and member of the rap group D4L who is mostly known for the hit "Laffy Taffy", which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 100 charts in 2006. "Laffy Taffy" also became the first song to make it to the Guinness Book of World Records for the most downloaded song in 2007. Lo is also known for the hit singles "Dunn Dunn" and "Dey Know" released in 2007. In 2008 Shawty Lo won for "Rookie of the Year". That same year the song "Dey Know" won for "Track of the Year".

Lo who was born in Jonesboro, Georgia leaves behind 11 children in which he hoped to showcase on a reality show called 'All My Babies' Mamas'. The show was set to air on Oxygen network in 2013 but was later cancelled.

We here at Mahogany magazine sends their deepest sympathy and condolences to The Walker family. May Carlos aka Shawty Lo forever rest in heaven!

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Judge Glenda Hatchett Will Be Representing Philando Castile Family

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Former TV Judge Glenda Hatchett will be representing the family of Philando Castile. On Wednesday, July 6, Castile was shot to death during a traffic stop by a police officer in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. 

According to news reports, on Monday Judge Glenda Hatchett and the Hatchett Law Firm announced that they will be representing the Castile family in the death of the 32-year-old.

Judge Hatchett who served eight years as chief judge of Juvenile Court of Fullton County, Georgia was also the host of 'The Judge Hatchett Show' which aired on television for eight seasons.

Hatchett released a statement saying that she is concerned about the epidemic of African American males getting killed by police officers. 

"We have often seemed demonstrations and debates and I raise the critical question, ‘When will there be systemic reform?’  Reform such that, citizens are not in fear of their lives when stopped and questioned by the police,” Hatchett said in a statement.

In a press conference on Tuesday Hatchett didn't give much details but she did say there will be a civil lawsuit against teh officers who shot at Castile.

"We will aggressively pursue justice on his behalf," Hatchett added.

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'Love & Hip Hop New York': Is Amina Preganat With Peter's 10th Child?

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Earlier this week on 'Love & Hip Hop New York' Amina Buddafly revealed to Peter that she was pregnant and then had an abortion. This news came after Tara revealed to Peter that she was pregnant. In the latest news Tara and Amina could both be having another child with Peter being that Amina is now pregnant.

As reported by Reality Wives, it's been rumored that Amina is in fact pregnant with Peter's tenth child. Many are speculating that she was never pregnant in the first place or she was pregnant and decided to get an abortion but got pregnant again.

This is just all too much but it all seems like they planned this. It is not a coincidence that both are having Peter's baby again. This will be Tara's third child with Peter and Amina's second. Peter's oldest child Corey is 28 years old and his youngest is only 19 months. At age 48 it seems like Peter spends more time having children than he does taking care of them.

If Amina did lie about being pregnant what was her motive? All she did was make herself look like a fool on national television. Her mother must really be disappointed in her now. She is no better than Tara just as Tara is no better than her. All three of them deserve each other. They should all just live in one big house together. 
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Porsha Williams, Laila Ali and Lisa Leslie To Star In 'Celebrity Apprentice 2016'

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Reality star Porsha Williams, WNBA star Lisa Leslie and former female boxer Laila Ali will be joining the upcoming season of 'Celebrity Apprentice'.

Joining Williams, Leslie and Ali are actresses Kyle Richards, Brooke Burke-Charvel and Carrie Keagan; singers Carnie Wilson of the group Wilson Phillips, Vince Neil of Motley Crue and Boy George; sports analyst Ricky Williams, comedian Jon Lovitz,  former Jersey Shore reality star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, celebrity stylist Carson Kressley, former UFC fighter Chael Sonnon, American Ninja Warrior Host Matt Iseman and pro football hall of fame Eric Dickerson.

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Since presidential nominee Donald Trump was fired by NBC from hosting 'Celebrity Apprentice' former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger will be taking his place.

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Also joining the new season of 'Celebrity Apprentice' will be former supermodel Tyra Banks, actress Jessica Alba, Warren Buffett, Steve Ballmer and Patrick Knapp will serve as advisers of the reality show.

No set date for the premiere of 'Celebrity Apprentice 2016' Stay tuned!
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College Student Gets N-Word Stamped On Hand At Louisiania Bar

In Lousiana a female college students's night out with friends was short lived when the N-word got stamped on her hand.

According to the Grio, Taylor ward who is a freshman at Lsu went out with friends at a bar called Reggie's, when she noticed the N-word was spelled backwards on her hand (reggin).

Taylor got even more upset when she noticed what she called a racial shur was facing away from her instead of towards her.

"The bar stamped our hands at the door, and shortly after i noticed that the stamp spelled n****r backwards. I immediately showed my friends," Ward told CLUTCH.

Ward also said that she and her friends approached the manager regarding the stamp but he didn't have much to say which prompted them to leave the bar.

"We decided to bring it to the manager's attention. However, all he had to say was, it's a stamp, so we left," she added.

The LSU student stated that she was shocked and upset. She said other people had the stamp on their hand as well.

"I was really shocked. What upset me th emost is that it was blatantly disrespectful and it was obvious that the design of the stamp was intentional," Taylor explained.

When Taylor and her friends left Reggie's she posted a comment regarding the incident on Twitter.

"I just don't understand why we're still having to deal with racist incidents like this in 2016," Taylor tweeted.

No matter how many times someone says racism doesn't exist, it is quite evident that it does. Taylor Ward did the right thing by leaving the establishment. She also said she won't be returning to the bar but what happens now? 

This kind of behavior as well as other issues dealing with racism should be addressed. How do we prevent this kind of disrespect from continuing?
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Young Entrepreneurs Making A Difference In Chicago

Despite the negativity and violence surrounding the youth there's still hope for brighter days, thanks to the young leaders making a difference for the up and coming generation to have something more positive to look forward to.

On the south side of Chicago three African American teenagers named Devin Buckley, Chris Berry and Regis Luckett started a production company called VIP Productions.The 16-year-olds have launched their own company after working at the new Blue 1647 Englewood Business Accelerator., VIP Productions services include picture editing, video editing, posters, event photography and event filming.

David Buckley said he's glad him and his partners started their own company because it shows black children can do something other than playing sports.

"I'm glad that we're doing this because this can show young black kids that you can actually do something, that playing sports isn't the only way you can make it in life," Buckley said.

Another young business owner who is paving the way for today's youth is Moziah Bridges. Bridges started his own bow tie line called Mo's Bows at the age of 9. In 2014 when he was 12 he appeared on the entrepreneur show called "Shark Tank". Now at age 13 the young entrepreneur's bow tie business is now worth $200,000. He also signed deal with Neiman Marcus and Cole Haan.

Children are blessed with many talents. Instead of focusing on sports, these young leaders want other children to know that they to ocan be leaders by starting their own business. Children without leaders and positive role models to look up to often fall prey to the streets. Many of them feel they have no outlet but with more young leaders more better days will come.
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Roller Coaster Riders Stranded During Power Outage At Great America

There is nothing more scary than being on a roller coaster and up in the air stuck. Over the weekend there seemed to be a power outage at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee Mills leaving riders stranded. 

According to spokeswoman Katy Enrique, the incident occurred on Saturday night just two hours before the amusement park closed. She said the guests were safely unloaded from the rides.  

It's a good thing the riders were safe but that could also make them and noone else get on that ride. They didn't even say which ride it was which can be dangerous!
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