Miss Nigeria may have lost the Miss World crown, but she went viral for being a good friend

She didn’t win Miss World, but Miss Nigeria is making news today for showing the world how to be a friend.

When Miss Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh was announced as the winner of the Miss World competition on Saturday, Miss Nigeria’s Nyekachi Douglas couldn’t contain her excitement. She cheered and danced for her friend and gathered Singh and Miss Brazil’s Elia Coelho in one big hug, according to Today.

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Viewers took to social media to applaud the exchange.

“In 2020 when your friend starts a new business, podcast, therapy, anything that enhances their life. Be her Miss Nigeria,” wrote Marianne Sunshine (@MissMSunshine).

In 2020 when your friend starts a new business, podcast, therapy, anything that enhances their life.

Be her Miss Nigeria. 🇳🇬🇳🇬❤️❤️

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— Marianne Sunshine (@MissMSunshine_) December 14, 2019

Another person wrote that what she had just witnessed is the only vibes she’s accepting from here on out. “Miss Nigeria’s reaction to Miss Jamaica winning #MissWorld2019 is the only energy I’m accepting around me!”

“Yep, cheer for your girls, revel in their success like it was your own. Life is so much better when you find joy in other’s happiness,” weighed in @FromShaw.

Yep, cheer for your girls, revel in their success like it was your own. Life is so much better when you find joy in other’s happiness.

— YouPeopleAreTheWorst/Vote Blue 2020🌊 (@FrowShaw) December 14, 2019

Douglas didn’t stop there. In an Instagram Live video after the Miss World competition, Douglas called Singh “amazing” and said it was Singh who supported and encouraged all of the contestants.

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“She would be the one who would be like, ‘Listen, you’ve got this,’” Douglas said, according to Today.

Singh, 23, also took to social media to thank her supporters and to encourage little girls worldwide to go after their dreams.

“To that little girl in St. Thomas, Jamaica and all the girls around the world — please believe in yourself,” Singh wrote on Twitter. “Please know that you are worthy and capable of achieving your dreams. This crown is not mine but yours. You have a PURPOSE.”

To that little girl in St. Thomas, Jamaica and all the girls around the world – please believe in yourself. Please know that you are worthy and capable of achieving your dreams. This crown is not mine but yours. You have a PURPOSE. pic.twitter.com/hV8L6x6Mhi

— Toni-Ann Singh (@toniannsingh) December 14, 2019

Miss World capped an historic pageant season. For the first time in history, all five beauty pageants were won by Black women: Miss Universe 2019 is South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi, Miss America Nia Franklin, Miss USA Cheslie Kryst and Miss Teen USA 2019 Kaliegh Garris. And now Miss World is Singh.

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The women support a slew of platforms that draw attention to women’s rights, prison reform, and music education. They all said they hope their platforms help to center the conversation on challenging conventional beauty standards.

Singh, who said she plans to go to medical school, graduated from Florida State University and earned degrees in psychology and women’s studies.

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Download this app to find the closet Black Santa Claus

Black parents hoping to snap a photograph of their child on Santa’s lap can now download an app that shows them the nearest location to find a Black Santa Claus.

Jihan Woods created the app after she struggled to find a Santa that resembled the skin color of her twin boys. So Woods launched a Kickstarter campaign called “Find Black Santa: A Mobile Black Santa Directory.” The Dallas psychiatrist raised $5,000 in 30 days and now the app, available in the App Store and on Google Play, lists Santas in 35 states and Washington, D.C., according to CBS News.

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“I really wanted my children to see a Santa Claus that looks like them. It’s important to me that they experience diversity in all aspects of their lives, Santa included,” Woods wrote on the website that promotes the free app and the rationale behind it.

To back up the importance of her initiative, Woods cited studies that show how positive racial identity leads to better school performance and less negative behavior.

Historically, parents who live in the suburbs have had to drive to urban areas to see Black Santa. Terri Lipsey Scott has seen it firsthand. Scott said parents drive upwards of an hour so their kids can take a photograph with a Black Santa at the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, where Scott serves as executive director.

“The turnout is incredible — there are so few options as it relates to the availability of having an African-American Santa,” Scott told CBS. “That self-esteem element even in the holiday season is so important.”

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The app is the latest to hit the market that attempts to expose children, especially kids of color, to Black Santa. Last year, the Ravenel Agency developed a Black Santa app so that children could video chat with a Black Santa Claus.

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These Twin Black Entrepreneurs Launch Four-City Tour To Teach Business Success and Wealth

The Carter Brothers, Dr. Sterling Carter and Stephen Levi Carter, M.B.A., co-founders of Sterling Staffing Solutions, have announced the launch of a four-city tour that teaches business lessons to aspiring entrepreneurs on how to scale their business and achieve millionaire status. There will also be a focus on attaining generational wealth.

“My brother and I hope to not only build the next generation of young millionaires through this series but also to model the necessity of mentorship and giving back, both of which are essential to building wealth in under-served communities,” states Dr. Sterling Carter in a press release.

Stephen Levi Carter adds, “Our goal is to share the secrets to our success, the triumphs, as well as the trials, on our way to the top. In doing so, we offer the next generation a head-start into lucrative, sustainable business ventures.”

The Young Millionaire Series begins in Houston, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, and will be followed by events in Chicago (Saturday, May 9), Washington, D.C. (Saturday, Aug. 29), and Atlanta (Saturday, Oct. 24).

The four-city tour will address issues in the urban community that cause economic inequality and the wealth gap. The Carter Brothers will work with corporations and entrepreneurs to alleviate factors such as under-employment, mass-incarceration, food desserts, inadequate healthcare, lack of education, and poverty.

There will also be a focus on the media’s misrepresentation of the urban community that inhibits the ability for minorities to break through the economic glass ceiling.

Sterling Staffing Solutions won the Black Enterprise Family Business of the Year award at the 2018 FWD conference for entrepreneurs—just one of the Carter brothers’ many accolades. According to BlackBusiness.com, “The Carters have a rapidly growing list of awards and recognitions including being named to the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies; Houston Business Journal’s Fast 100 Finalist; the Entrepreneur 360 Award; the American Business Award, and the Greater Houston Black Chamber Pinnacle Upstart Award, to name a few.”

For dates and ticket information about the Young Millionaire Series, visit www.YoungMillionairesSeries.com.

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These Twin Black Entrepreneurs Launch Four-City Tour To Teach Business Success and Wealth

The Carter Brothers, Dr. Sterling Carter and Stephen Levi Carter, M.B.A., co-founders of Sterling Staffing Solutions, have announced the launch of a four-city tour that teaches business lessons to aspiring entrepreneurs on how to scale their business and achieve millionaire status. There will also be a focus on attaining generational wealth.

“My brother and I hope to not only build the next generation of young millionaires through this series but also to model the necessity of mentorship and giving back, both of which are essential to building wealth in under-served communities,” states Dr. Sterling Carter in a press release.

Stephen Levi Carter adds, “Our goal is to share the secrets to our success, the triumphs, as well as the trials, on our way to the top. In doing so, we offer the next generation a head-start into lucrative, sustainable business ventures.”

The Young Millionaire Series begins in Houston, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, and will be followed by events in Chicago (Saturday, May 9), Washington, D.C. (Saturday, Aug. 29), and Atlanta (Saturday, Oct. 24).

The four-city tour will address issues in the urban community that cause economic inequality and the wealth gap. The Carter Brothers will work with corporations and entrepreneurs to alleviate factors such as under-employment, mass-incarceration, food desserts, inadequate healthcare, lack of education, and poverty.

There will also be a focus on the media’s misrepresentation of the urban community that inhibits the ability for minorities to break through the economic glass ceiling.

Sterling Staffing Solutions won the Black Enterprise Family Business of the Year award at the 2018 FWD conference for entrepreneurs—just one of the Carter brothers’ many accolades. According to BlackBusiness.com, “The Carters have a rapidly growing list of awards and recognitions including being named to the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies; Houston Business Journal’s Fast 100 Finalist; the Entrepreneur 360 Award; the American Business Award, and the Greater Houston Black Chamber Pinnacle Upstart Award, to name a few.”

For dates and ticket information about the Young Millionaire Series, visit www.YoungMillionairesSeries.com.

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Gunfire interrupts holiday shopping at Cumberland Mall in Atlanta

A disagreement at a popular Atlanta shopping mall between two teens caused a holiday shopping scene of gunplay, leading to both of their arrests.

Zaire Dhanoolal, 18, and Joweer Ponce, 19, both of Marietta, Georgia were arrested after a shooting left one person injured and shoppers ducking for safety at the Cumberland Mall on Saturday.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution details the shooting followed a verbal altercation between the two in the mall’s food court.

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Officers responded to the mall after 1 p.m. Saturday, finding Ethan Green, 18, with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was transported to the WellStar Kennestone Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police would go on to detail the shooting was an isolated incident and the men involved knew each other. The mall was temporarily closed but would be reopened later in the day for holiday shopping to continue.

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Cobb County Police spokeswoman Officer Sydney Melton also noted 21-year-old Anthony Ezell as a victim due to “the suspect pointed a weapon at him prior to discharging the firearm at Mr. Green.”

After the shooting, the responsible gunmen fled the scene. Investigators were able to find the two by using video surveillance.

“People started running, I mean they knocked over pretty much the entire store. Candles, glass — it was crazy,” Adrian Matthews said to WSB-TV Atlanta. “Everybody fled to the back of the closet in the break room of Bath and Body Works, and just piled up and tried to be as safe as they could.”

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Videos on social media show people running in the food court after the shooting took place, attempting to hide behind chairs and tables in the area.

Dhanoolal was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and Ponce was charged with reckless conduct and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. They are now both being placed in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.

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