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14 Dec

Brittney Griner Released From Prison After U.S. And Russia

Brittney Griner Released From Prison
Brittney Griner Released From Prison After U.S. Photo by EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Brittney Griner Released From Prison After U.S. WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from prison in Russia, President Joe Biden said Thursday. The basketball star was arrested in February at a Moscow-area airport while in possession of vaping cartridges infused with cannabis oil, an illegal substance in Russia. Griner pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a nine-year prison term in early August. She was moved to a penal colony in mid-November after losing her appeal. On Thursday, Griner was freed in a prisoner exchange for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, based on ABC News. Biden spoke with Griner by phone and confirmed that she was on her way home. Moments ago I spoke...
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27 Aug

Mattel Has Released A Latest Barbie Honoring The Legacy

Mattel Has Released A Latest Barbie Honoring The Legacy
Mattel Creations/Madam Walker Family Archives/A’Lelia Bundles. All Rights Reserved. Madam C.J. Walker, the primary documented self-made woman millionaire, will soon have a doll in her honor as a part of the Barbie Signature Inspiring Women collection. She is the newest historical figure to be recognized by Mattel, the toy company that manufactures Barbie. Walker is thought for making a successful line of hair care products and cosmetics for Black women and using the fortune she created to do significant philanthropic work. Her story inspired a Netflix original movie, Self Made, that showed her transformation from a farm laborer and laundress into certainly one of the 20 th century’s most successful women entrepreneurs. Walker’s great-great granddaughter, A’Lelia Bundles, is hopeful that the doll (with...
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