Saturday, November 21, 2020
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
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Friday, November 13, 2020
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Ciara, Russell Wilson to release a pair of fragrances
‘It is the first beauty venture for the Seattle Seahawks quarterback and the Grammy award-winning entertainer.’
Ciara and Russell Wilson are both releasing a pair of fragrances just in time for the holiday season.
The couple have created R&C The Fragrance Duo in partnership with manufacturer Hampton Beauty.
“It is the first beauty venture for the Seattle Seahawks quarterback and the one-name, Grammy award-winning entertainer,” Women’s World Daily wrote in the caption of a photo of the superstar couple on Instagram.
“We wanted our scents to be able to be very strong individually but also be stronger together,” Wilson explained to WWD.
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“That aspiration is represented in the physical shape of the perfumes, which wrap around each other like puzzle pieces and link via magnet to create a larger, unified structure,” the outlet writes.
Ciara and her NFL star hubby worked on the project “in the thick of quarantine” amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“I like scents to be distinctive,” Ciara explained of her fragrance. “I want it to be memorable. I always think about the feeling that I get when I smell someone that smells so fresh…You remember that scent. It leaves a mark on you.”
Wilson added, “For me, I really wanted to put out something sex. When you walk in the room, I think you want the man to bring a presence without overdoing it. That’s kind of something I’ve always wanted to feel.”
News of the fragrance collection coincides with the announcement that Wilson and Ciara are donating $1.75 million to a charter school in the Seattle area.
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According to the News Tribune, through their Why Not You Foundation, the couple will be donating money to rebrand an existing charter program known as Cascade Midway Academy, just south of Seattle.
theGRIO previously reported, the Cascade high school program was originally set to debut this year before the pandemic forced founders Garth Reeves and Scott Canfield to delay opening. Ciara and Wilson have stepped in to partner with the Seattle-based charter-school leaders to instead start the Why Not You Academy.
Calling it “a long-time dream,” Wilson said this is just the first of many schools he plans to start. The academy will open in the fall of 2021 to a freshman class of 100 and will operate as a tuition-free public high school.
Wilson and Ciara’s fragrance duo will be available for $90 when it launches November 17 on the new website RandCFragrance.com. A portion of the sales will be donated to the Why Not You Foundation, which promotes education and children’s health.
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Chicago boy, 12, shot while picking up school supplies with father
‘He was just sitting there in the car and someone shot him.’
A 12-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after he was shot multiple times in Chicago while shopping for school supplies with his father.
Lamar Davis was sitting in a parked car in the city’s Lawndale area on Wednesday, when a maroon SUV pulled up, rolled down a rear window and someone opened fire with a .45-caliber handgun, per the Chicago Tribune. Davis was struck in the back, hip, leg and buttocks. His father was not wounded. At this time, it appears the attack was random.
The child was treated at a local hospital and released the next day, according to the report. He must undergo follow-up treatment in the weeks ahead.
Davis told his family that he has no idea who shot him or why
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“He was just sitting there in the car and someone shot him,” Lamar’s mother, Melissa Robinson, told the Chicago Tribune.
“Kids can’t go outside, they can’t do anything,” she added.
Davis is the oldest of six and has two sisters and three brothers. Robinson said “He is protective of them.”
According to the Chicago police, no arrests have been made in the shooting.
“Everybody just needs to think about what’s going on in the world and try not to harm others,” said Robinson. “I am just grateful he is OK.”
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Davis is the latest shooting victim in the city that continues to be rocked by gun violence. Earlier this month, 40 people were reportedly shot and five fatally in one weekend.
The Chicago Tribune reports that 3,619 people were shot between January 1, 2020, through November 9, 2020.
“You should see some of these cars. They’re shot up, the windshields are shot out, back windows and side doors. A lot of people are getting injured, including a number of children,” said Chicago freelance video journalist Ken Herzlich, who travels the city to document shootings and other senseless violence.
Anyone with information that could help the Davis investigation should call Chicago detectives at (312) 746-8250 or submit tips anonymously at CPDTIP.com.
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