David Hernandez and Kristina Davis
San Diego Union-Tribune
Maria Eugenia Chavez Segovia boarded the 40-foot trawler-like boat with few items: identification, prayer cards, rosary beads and some Mexican pesos.
The 41-year-old single mother from a small town in central Mexico hoped to work in agriculture in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Her aspiration rested on the boat, which she and 31 other migrants with their own ambitions crowded aboard.
In the U.S., her sister and two brothers who live in Stockton and Salinas awaited her arrival, according to Luis Magaña, an advocate of agricultural workers in San Joaquin County and the Valley at large.
Wayne Niederhauser, Utah's new homelessness coordinator, says the state doesn't need additional shelter space, so long as it can help people transition into permanent housing more quickly.
With a host of business endeavors in film, television and production already to his credit, rapper
50 Centis about to add another project to his extensive resume this one based on the life of
Cyntoia Brown. The project based on Brown’s book will be titled “The Case of Cyntoia Brown.”
Brown was arrested when she was 16 years old and was found guilty of first-degree murder, felony murder and aggravated robbery for the death of
Johnny Michael Allen. She was sentenced to life in prison, but served 15 years.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JANUARY 30: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and La La Anthony at the ceremony honoring Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 30, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
50 Cent and La La Anthony Developing Limited Series About Cyntioa Brown s Life
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Having been optioned by Starz, The Case of Cyntoia Brown will tell the story of the former prisoner-turned-criminal justice reform activist who was tried as an adult for killing Johnny Allen. Apr 26, 2021
La La Anthony are joining forces to turn the story of former prisoner-turned-criminal justice reform activist Cyntioa Brown into a new TV drama.
U.S. network bosses at Starz have optioned
The Case of Cyntoia Brown , which will chronicle the story of Brown, who was just 16 when she killed Nashville, Tennessee real estate agent Johnny Allen in 2004 after he solicited her for sex. She was tried as an adult and convicted in 2006, and was ordered to serve life behind bars.