Halima Aden Is A Beauty Of Essence!

The beautiful Halima Aden becomes a historical first for Essence Magazine. She is the first Muslim woman to grace the Black women's magazine.

Aden has made history as the first Black woman to grace the cover wearing a hijab just after her historical appearance in a burkini for Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit issue.

She is a Somali-American model.

"There have been several moments in model Halima Aden's life when she's broken a barrier by simply being who she is," Essence shared in a news release on its website.

Halima Aden is a beautiful example of Black achievement.

"The model and activist was the first Muslim homecoming queen at her high school; the first Somali student senator at her college; and the first hijab-wearing woman to be the face of numerous fashion magazine covers, including Allure and British Vogue."

Essence added, "In celebration of stepping into a new decade, Aden's gracing the cover of Essence's January/February 2020 issue as the first Black female cover star wearing a hijab," the statement reads.

Only 22-years old, Aden has become a beautiful example of the powers of Black women.

Aden even admitted given the environment towards women of color (especially Muslim women), she would fear being rejected and subject to harassment.

"It's scary because it's not my culture to do pageantry. It's very much an American culture. But that's always been my messaging," she said. "Don't be afraid to be the first."

Mike Pompeo's Days Are Numbered!

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo could be fired out the cannon soon.

The impeachment of Donald J. Trump has driven a lot of attention to the country. The 45th President of the United States is officially indicted on crimes and misdemeanors. His abuse of power and failure to comply to Congress will be etched in American history.

His team is scrambling. Matter of fact, his team is being replaced.

The White House is so disorganized. Turnover has never been this high. Even Barack Obama had turnover but nothing compares to what Trump is doing. I mean Trump has promised to hire the "best people" for the job.

So far, the best people have either failed or emboldened Trump into doing something that damages him and our country.

Mike Pompeo was then the CIA director before he became the current Secretary of State. Now his days are numbered and Senate Majority Leader aka The Grim Ripper, Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is hoping to recruit him to replace outgoing Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS).

Pompeo's incompetence wasn't without its successes. I mean he's inflamed the Middle East by declaring Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. He signed off the declaration stating that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are legal. He greenlighted the controversial Israeli occupation of the West Bank and blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Pompeo has avoided talk about is job being on the line but he knows that Trump's unpredictable antics could spell disaster for him and those associated around him.

Pompeo had feuded with former National Security Advisor John Bolton. They clashed over the issue of Iran and North Korea. Trump wants to broker a peace deal with North Korea. He wants to seal his legacy with denuclearizing the secretive country. He wants to advocate his own Iranian deal.

Pompeo wanted Trump to stay in the Iranian deal. Bolton and Trump wanted to get out of the deal.

While Pompeo said he may stay on until the spring, the window to sign up for the Senate is closing.

Kansas former secretary of state Kris Kobach is reportedly running for the seat. He is a controversial figure who was ridiculed for voter purges and denying people of color a right to vote. He is too toxic and Republicans fear that Kansas could go to the Democrats.

If you put Pompeo in the mix, it's still brings controversy. His role in the Ukrainian matter could damage him as well.

Trump hasn't found a decent replacement yet but whomever gets the job will carry a lot of weight on his shoulders.

Dave Trott: [The Republicans] Should Have Never Picked Trump!

Former Republican lawmaker speaks out against Trump.

Former Republican congressman who quit in 2018 speaks out.

Dave Trott said that the Republican Party is sliding into oblivion. He cites the victory of Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) and the mass exodus of Republicans leaving Congress in 2020. His 11th Congressional District was a Republican stronghold with a PVI of +5. He represented Metro Detroit's suburbs and thought Republicans had a lock on the region.

They thought wrong. He chose to not seek reelection and made the Republicans scramble for a candidate. The candidate lost and it was a brutal sting that helped Democrats retake the House of Representatives.

Now as Donald J. Trump faces a test of his presidency now that the House of Representatives have formally impeached him, Trott decides to speak out.

I'm going to paraphrase the remarks. If I was Trott and had a choice words for Trump I would say:

"You got what's coming to you!"

In an interview with the junk food media, Trott remarked on the controversy between Christianity Today and Trump. The magazine founded by Billy Graham called for Trump to be removed from office because of his actions as a human being and as a leader. Graham's son Franklin slammed the editorial and fired the editor out the cannon.

Trott sat back and watched the controversy unfold.

"Mr. Trump is psychologically, morally, intellectually, and emotionally unfit for office."

Trott wrote his letter in response to a November article titled, "Top Military Officers Unload on Trump," in which The Atlantic's Mark Bowden interviewed current and former military officers and Pentagon personnel, including several officers of the highest-rank.

"In 20 years of writing about the military, I have never heard officers in high positions express such alarm about a president," Bowden noted.

"Frightening. That is the only word to describe Mark Bowden's article," Trott wrote Tuesday. "President Trump's inability or unwillingness to follow normal decision-making protocols has created chaos in our foreign policy and put our country at risk."

He added, "The article also helped me with respect to the 2020 election. I had been flummoxed. I will now have to consider voting for a Democrat: High unemployment, a stagnating economy, and massive debt for a few years are better than alienating the rest of our allies, getting into a nuclear war with Iran, or allowing 10,000 Islamist soldiers to be set free in Syria."

Trott concludes, "Trump is psychologically, morally, intellectually, and emotionally unfit for office. We can only hope Congress impeaches and removes him so we have a choice between two adults in 2020."

Trott said that he's not too keen on the Democratic presidential nominees but says he's taking a liking to Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City.

Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX), Rep. Rodney Rooney (R-FL) and Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) have all announced they're resigning from Congress.

They have openly criticized Trump while also supporting his agenda. Matter of fact, they support not impeaching the "motherfucker" to quote Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).

Tlaib, Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) were in the crosshairs of Trump this year and have voted to impeach.

Travis Kalanick: I See A Trainwreck Coming!

Travis Kalanick is walking away from Uber after the company got tired of his antics.

The co-founder of social media ridesharing service Uber is walking away from everything. He's no longer involved and doesn't want no part of what the rideshare company.

Travis Kalanick, the controversial media personality and business mogul has decided to "quit" the company he's founded.

Let's rewind back to the infamous video where Kalanick leaving an event gets heated by an Uber driver after a confrontation over the company lowering rates on exclusive rides.



Kalanick was the former CEO of the ride-hailing giant. He sold his last 5.8 million shares of the company, worth more than $177 million, on Dec. 20, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing out Thursday. Since Nov. 6, Kalanick has sold his entire stake, worth about $2.8 billion, a series of filings showed.

Uber and Lyft has nearly put taxi companies out of business.

He has now completely severed his ties with Uber after resigning from the company’s board of directors on Tuesday. His last day of service will be Dec. 31.

Kalanick said that he is “proud of all that Uber has achieved” and that he will “continue to cheer for its future from the sidelines.”

Uber shares debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on May 10, at a price of $45 apiece. They have fallen more than 30 percent since, lowering the company's market capitalization from about $82 billion to $52 billion.

Kalanick resigned as Uber’s chief executive in June 2017 after some of the company’s largest investors scrutinized the handling of harassment and discrimination complaints. He recently started CloudKitchens, a provider of smart kitchens for delivery-only restaurants.

What Happened To DaBaby?

Another controversy for DaBaby.

The Grammy-nominated entertainer had a controversial run-in with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg metro police. He was arrested for marijuana possession shortly after he finished his concert.

On his own home turf.



It became a public relations nightmare for the police and they're doing an internal investigation into the matter.

The CMPD is being accused of racial profiling the high profile rapper DaBaby after he finished his concert. He was charged with weed possession on Monday night. Known legally as Jonathan Kirk, the rapper told the junk food media, that cops "absolutely" targeted him and "unlawfully searched" his car once he finished performing at the Bojangles' Coliseum.

"Black excellence right her in our own city, (and) they hate it," said DaBaby on social media.

The incident has the CMPD internal affairs looking into the matter. The police have a history which driven the matter into the forefront. Many of the arrests for minor possession were harsher for Blacks than Whites.

In February 2016, the Charlotte Observer cited analysis that showed between 2014 and 2016, African American were arrested higher than non-Black citizens. There were 762 and just 64 whites.

According to the cops, they smelled a "strong odor of marijuana" coming from DaBaby's white Dodge Challenger before his concert in the city. They observed "marijuana" in plain view inside the vehicle while utilizing their flashlights.

DaBaby donated toys and clothes to Charlotte. Performed a concert shortly after. Arrested later that night.

DaBaby refused to speak with cops after the concert ended. He was detained and later cited for resisting arrest, obstruction and delay of arrest and marijuana charges.

"They pull us over for no reason....they treat us like animals," DaBaby told the junk food media after being released from lock-up.

Earlier that day, the entertainer was giving gifts to underprivileged children in the community.

The entertainer warned his crew has "high-resolution video and audio" from the incident that would document that DaBaby did not resist arrest -- thrusting the CMPD into the controversy.

Even in the spirit of the holidays, DaBaby still keeps 'em coming.

😂❤️
HAPPY HOLIDAYS 🎄 https://t.co/sOof1DoSKg

— DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) December 25, 2019

But the righteous will prosper.
Believe dat.

Happy Holidays.🎄#BOP OUT NOW🔥 pic.twitter.com/bdy4WwqEpP

— DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) December 24, 2019

Black Excellence right here in our own city, & they hate it. 🤷🏾‍♂️

— DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) December 24, 2019

Someone died last night while the police department wasting resources and officers to harass me in attempt to make a bad example out of me. When in reality, i’m the most positive example the city of Charlotte got. Especially for anybody in the streets of Charlotte and the KIDS.

— DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) December 24, 2019

We gone let the police department use the local news channels to cover their tracks then I’ll give the world our perspective. Keep in mind we have high resolution video and audio over here at the hottest label in the world. 🤓

— DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) December 24, 2019

The charges are misdemeanors punishable for up to 1 year in the iron college, plus fines and community service. In the state of North Carolina that is a class D misdemeanor.

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Ohio Family Loses The Traffic Wars!

Ohio family loses their lives on this Christmas day.

An Ohio woman and her relatives found the losing end of a car accident on this Christmas day.

Four people are dead and three others are in critical following a single-car crash in Dayton, Ohio.

The crash happened around 11am. Three adults and one juvenile were killed in this accident.

Three other victims were taken to local hospitals.

The impact of the crash caused the car to split into two parts and catch fire, Ohio State Patrol confirms. The OSP, Dayton Police and Montgomery County boys are doing investigation into whether the driver was under the influence of alcohol.

"Oh my god. It's on fire. The car is on fire," said a witness.

The identities weren't confirmed but one family member said they think they know the victim.

The witness that say the accident said the driver was erratic. She didn't realize that the car was stuffed with individuals.

"Somebody just took a baby out of the car. There's two kids. They've taken two kids. They've got three kids out of the car."

One witness who went into the public addressed the accident.

"I just seen the car zig-zagging down the street and just hit the tree and blew up! Split in half," said Shameka Littlejohn after she made a call to 9-1-1.

The car's frame left behind was barely recognizable. A mental bench was toppled, a tree damaged and a fire hydrant knocked over.

OSP and Dayton Police conclude that the accident was on the worst crashes they've seen in awhile.

Every holiday season, folks lose their lives to vehicular accidents. At least 2,000 people die on America's roads. This incident in our community just adds on to the number.

"I was very shaken up. I was scared. I was trying to get them help as soon as possible," said Littlejohn.

Jussie Smollett Donates To Flint!

Jussie gives Flint a little hope.

Even though his career has pretty much dried up after his infamous staged attack in Chicago, Jussie Smollett is still honoring his court order to pledge to community service.

Smollett, 38 made a surprised visit on Sunday, with several stunned parents.

The disgraced entertainer went to Flint, Michigan to give out coats, toys and backpacks to children.

In recent years, thousands of children in the city were exposed to the dangerously high levels of lead in their drinking water. There is still a public health crisis in the region.

Smollett was fired from Empire after revelations about him staging a racial attack in Chicago in January. The Chicago Police determined he hired two of his personal trainers to stage an attack to help jumpstart his career. Smollett was concerned that he was being reduced in the hit drama.

Due to the antics, Smollett's role was reduced, the show's ratings sunk and Fox decided to sever ties with Lee Daniels by cancelling Star leaving it in a cliffhanger and Empire to finish its final season.

The state prosecutor Kim Foxx facing scrutiny over her role in the matter. The charges that Smollett faced were later dropped. He pled guilty to the criminal act of falsifying statements and inducing panic. He was ordered to pay $130,000 for the time rendered in the investigation. Smollett denies staging an attack and countersued the city.

Smollett was charged with 16 felony charges of lying to police but the prosecutor dropped the charges.

In exchange, Smollett did community service and paid 10,000.

Former mayor Rahm Emmanuel and former top cop Eddie Johnson slammed Smollett and Foxx for the charges being dropped. According to the junk food media, Foxx had been in contact with members of Smollett's family.

She recused herself from the investigation shortly after.

Daniels did hint that Smollett will have a part in the final season of the show. However, the haven't promised he'll return to main character as the final season of Empire wraps up.

Enjoy It!

While you're enjoying time with your family and friends, we here at Journal de la Reyna wish you a Merry Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

The presents are being opened.

The NBA has games on.

There's a marathon of A Christmas Story being played on TNT and TBS.

You might want to catch up on some time getting the tree and lights taken down in some parts of the country. The weather in the Dayton area is nearly 60 degrees. It's wild.

Climate change is real folks.

Anyway, while we finish out the year, I will do the Yearly Wrap Up. It will be shorter this time but it will manage to cover all the year and decade in a whole.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 25, 2019

As we gear up for 2020, we start off by saying that the decade is coming to close. The 2010s were hectic to say at least. I am looking forward to a much better decade than this one.

Not all folks in the country spend their holidays off.

First responders: Police, Firefighters, EMS, doctors, nurses and hospital employees.
Commercial train and freight train operators.
Commercial bus, local bus, subway, light rail transit, taxi, Uber and Lyft.
Security companies.
Airports, airline pilots and sewarts.
Toll operators
Hotel and motel workers.
Gas station attendants.
Waffle House employees
Denny's employees
Some Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid employees.
Some who work in restaurants.
Your local power company providers.
Casino and hospitality employees.
Military officials and soldiers.
Suicide and crisis workers.
Your local news and national news providers.
Your local radio and emergency alert providers.
The President of the United States.

Yes, even Donald J. Trump is working. Even though, he's at Mar-a-Largo, he still is getting daily briefings, monitoring of issues abroad and contacting Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) by phone on the issues. Despite their gutter sniping and attacks on one another.

Enjoy this holiday and hope the best for those who don't get an opportunity to enjoy it.

You notice in this video, Melania Trump says, "The President and I....." See if this was Michelle and Barack Obama, they would say, "Me and Barack" or "Me and Michelle."

Who knows?

Gucci Holidays!

East Atlanta Santa 3 is out for the holidays.

The hardest working rapper in the trap releases another album. Just in time for the holidays. The EA's own, Radric Davis aka the Gucci Mane releases the East Atlanta Santa 3 on GUWOP/1017 Music.

The distribution rights goes to Atlantic Records.

The entertainer had been really busy pushing out albums.

How I do? #WopWave 🇯🇲 pic.twitter.com/v9IWl7USLH

— Gucci Mane (@gucci1017) December 23, 2019

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When trying 2 show out for babe go wrong 💀 ☠️ 🌊 😂

A post shared by Gucci Mane (@laflare1017) on Dec 22, 2019 at 1:39pm PST

The album is the sixteenth studio album release from Gucci Mane and the third album release this year.

Delusions of Grandeur came out in June and Woptober II came out in October.

It's Gucci Time.

The album has 16 tracks with production from J. White Did It, Metro Boomin', Spiffy Global, Dre Moon, Doughboy Beatz, Murda Beatz, Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Zaytoven and Chophouze.

He has features on the album. Included on the album are Quavo, Jason Derulo, Asian Doll, Rich The Kid and Kranium.

The album's first single is the "Jingle Bales Intro" which came out shortly after album's release on Friday. Gucci Mane promoted the single on his official YouTube channel.

Listen to the album here.



Celebrate your holidays with the Gucci Mane. It's starting to look "So Icy" in here.

Congratulations to Gucci Mane and wish him well on his success.

Bvlly Passed Away!

Bvlly was gunned down in Durham, Ontario. The entertainer broke in the American music scene with his debut album, Made in Austria.

One entertainer won't celebrate the holidays with his family.

Thoughts and prayers, thoughts and prayers. Thoughts and prayers will not bring back the dead, heal the wounded or bring closure to families. It's worthless platitudes. Even in Canada, the issue of gun violence is a problem.

GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE THREAT IN THE UNITED STATES. 

THERE IS NO GOD.

In Canada's largest city, gun violence seems to be a real issue. Toronto is relatively safe compared to many of North America's largest cities. However, crime does happen and folks seem to lose their lives to gun violence.

Rapper Bvlly was gunned down this afternoon. He was 24.



The rapper who's real name is Jahquar Stewart suffered mulitple gunshot wounds just before 3 am.

He was pronounced dead on the scene.

The incident happened in the city of Durham, Ontario, about 80 miles from Toronto.

There are no leads. The terrorist(s) who committed these acts will be caught. They could face 25 to LIFE if convicted in Ontario courts. The suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The Toronto native burst onto the music scene with the 2018 debut single "No Light Bag."

This year, the entertainer released his debut album, "Made In Austria."

Every time these folks offer "thoughts and prayers," "their condolences," "their hearts going out to," and "their apologies," they are not sincere. For every naming of a road, park, bench, building and holiday, it won't matter to the community. For every time they lower flags, offer moments of silence and candlelight vigils, we just offer "feel good-isms."

The website Officer Down is a memorial to those in law enforcement who were killed in the line of duty. Those who don't get their names mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence.

We are in the midst of possibly the 400+ mass shooting in the United States. Donald J. Trump, Congress, the National Rifle Association and agitators in the junk food media have moved on from dealing with this. They're too busy sniping over partisan blame games. With Trump being impeached while in office, he's unlikely to focus on gun violence.

Trump and lawmakers elected to federal office made politics extremely toxic. It's not just the fault of our dear leader and lawmakers, but relentless agitators on the 24/7 cable news channels. They are profiting off division and divisiveness. The internet is also a problem. It's is a breeding ground for potential mass shooters. Facebook, Twitter, Google and other social media outlets have been "ground zero" for disinformation, partisan threats and social activism. Incels and social outcasts find their outlets on sites that inspire them to cause harm to their fellow human beings.

The Feds Probe Ex-Guv Matt Bevin's Pardonpalooza!

Republican ex-governor Matt Bevin left the state of Kentucky fuming.

Some families in Kentucky are fuming at the former governor. He gave Christmas gifts to some naughty folks.

Former Kentucky governor Matt Bevin was always a sleazebag. He proved to the Commonwealth that he's an amoral jackass who not care for those he took an oath of office to protect.

Bevin left Frankfort holding a container of gasoline and a lighter. He wanted to burn the governor's home down and make sure he left a stain on the state.

Bevin on his way out pardoned hundreds of interns. Some of the picks were controversial. Because of those pardons, the feds are looking into whether Bevin committed criminal acts.

The Louisville Courier Journal, citing two sources said that on late Monday that an FBI agent had spoken to a state representative about the investigation into Bevin's pardons.

State rep. Chris Harris, who is a Democratic lawmaker called for an investigation into the ex-governor.

Bevin who lost his re-election bid last month, has come under scrutiny for issuing more than 600 pardons and sentence reductions since the election loss. Among Bevin's pardons were a convicted child rapist and a man convicted of killing his parents.

Two of Bevin's pardons were controversial. The families of these individuals were donors to his reelection.

Bevin pardoned Patrick B. Baker, who was convicted of reckless homicide and other crimes in a fatal 2014 home break-in in Knox County, Kentucky. Prosecutors say Baker and another man posed as police officers to gain access into Donald Mills' home, and Mills was shot in front of his wife.

Baker's family raised $21,500 at a political fundraiser last year for Bevin and Baker's brother and sister gave $4,000 to Bevin's re-election campaign. Bevin wrote in the pardon that Baker's "drug addictions" led him to fall in with the wrong people and evidence against Baker was "sketchy at best."

He also pardoned sexual predator Micah Schoettle, who was served for rape, sodomy and other sexual crimes. He was serving a 23-year bid and was released to the public. The victim told the law that she was nine when she faced abuse. This lasted until she turned 12 years old.

Schoettle's mother Deborah Jo Durr served two terms on the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission. Schoettle's step-father was a prominent businessman who co-founded the Bank of Kentucky.

R.C. Durr was a big bundler for Bevin. He has a construction company that built hundreds of miles of state highways for the Commonwealth.

White Extremist Who Ran Over Teen Got A Federal Sandwich!

White extremist faces more toppings.

The Iowa woman who ran over a young girl because she looked "Mexican" got a federal sandwich.

The U.S. Department of Justice is likely going to put hate crime charges on this woman who drove her vehicle directly into 14-year old Natalia Miranda. The white extremist is being held on a hefty "get out free card" because of the severity of the crime.

Also witnesses said the white extremist had another encounter with a person because of their race.

Polk County Boys, Clive Police and the Des Moines Police have formally filed additional charges against the white extremist for another hit-and-run. A 12-year old boy was injured by a vehicle matching this white extremist.

In the latest charge, the white extremist was accused of leaving the roadway, travelling onto a sidewalk and hitting a 12-year old boy in an apartment complex in Des Moines. The boy suffered minor injuries.

Iowa teen wants that woman locked up for a long time.

The white extremist made derogatory statements toward Miranda before fleeing. She is currently being held on attempted murder, reckless vehicle operation, driving while under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident.

There was also another incident. She was accused of vandalism and destruction of property. She went into a convenience store and started throwing things at a clerk and directed racial slurs epithets at him and other customers.

Miranda suffered a concussion and severe bruising and was hospitalized for two days.

The charges of attempted murder will be automatically 15 years in the iron college if you're convicted in the state of Iowa. The feds could charge her for a hate crime and that assures a 20 years in federal time out. If convicted, she will no longer be able to operate a motor vehicle for LIFE. She will have to pay for the medical bills of individuals hurt by her actions, she will have to volunteer at community shelters for people of color, LGBTQ and religious minorities. She will have no contact with the victim, the witnesses and those who arrested her. She will be in-house for up to 10 years if given a light tap. She will have to be force to publicly apologize to those harmed by her actions.

No remorse for the actions.

The white extremist was smiling in her mugshot. She admitted to the law that she had intended on harming the teenager. She just thought the young girl was a Mexican and should go back to her country.

When she heard her indictment hearing, she was distraught. Maybe because she knows that she will lose a portion of her life because of her actions. No remorse whatsoever.

The holidays are coming and guess what, we never take a break. Folks across the country working on the holidays. Thank them all for keeping the lights on, the entertainment functioning and transportation safe.

Folks like this white extremist keep the law busy. They have a 24/7 job and incidents like this never take a break.

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.