Officers say the violence unfolded after at least two people showed up at the 12-year-old’s home. One or both of the people are known to the mother. At some point an argument started and the two people left the house and then one pulled out a gun and started shooting.

We’re told the 12-year-old was hit multiple times.

The mother is not under any suspicion in connection with the crime. Officers would not say if anyone was under arrest or being interviewed.

Neighbors told Action News the child was a good friend to many children on the block, She had just celebrated her 12th birthday last weekend.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WXYZ) -Thousands of people gathered at the Al Glick Field House in Ann Arbor to watch President Obama speak at the University of Michigan Friday morning.

He arrived to a boisterous crowd.

“Hello Michigan! It is good to be back in Ann Arbor,” the President said – as he took the podium.

During his speech, the President touched on the economy and jobs, but focused primarily on rising tuition costs and college affordability.

“From now on I’m telling Congress, we should steer federal campus-based aid to those colleges that keep tuition affordable, provide good value [and] serve their students well. We are putting colleges on notice… if you can’t stop tuition from going up then the funding you get from taxpayers each year will go down,” said the President.

He told the crowd that the administration is working to expand the availability of grants and loans and make it easier for people to pay their student loans back.

“Thanks to the hard work of Secretary Duncan, my administration is increasing federal student aid so more students can afford college.”

President Obama is pushing against higher interest rates on student loans – which are expected to double in July.

“Your President and your First Lady were in your shoes not long ago,” the President said. He spoke about owing $24,000 in student loans. When that drew a cheer from one audience member, the President questioned whether that student also owed $24,000 in loans.

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His first CD, entitled “Jazz Is (Anything You Want It to Be),” is a fine example of his polished vocal skill. With help from some of Detroit’s top jazz musicians, such as trumpeter Marcus Belgrave and Straight Ahead’s lead singer Cynthia Dewberry, Harvey shines on this CD, which continues to receive regular radio airplay.

The Detroit Free Press writes, “Harvey Thompson’s eloquent baritone voice is dark, smooth and luxurious, comparable to Joe Williams’ and deeper than Billy Eckstine’s. His career is poised to skyrocket.”

With his silky smooth voice, comfortable stage presence, and wide repertoire, reflecting influences ranging from Johnny Hartman to Nat King Cole, Harvey Thompson can be considered “the keeper of the flame” of male jazz vocals.

“Today, I’m confident in my ability to dignify the jazz idiom with my voice,” Harvey says. “I’ve been blessed to have been influenced by, met and even worked with, a wide sample of the world’s best jazz talent. These experiences have helped to focus and strengthen my ongoing salute to some of the world’s great composers and to the vocal tradition that makes jazz such a powerful international musical force!”

Read more about Harvey Thompson on All About Jazz

Mrs. White-Mosley and Texas State Representative DaWanna Dukes worked to change how schools deal with teen dating violence. The result was the enactment of HB121 requiring all schools to now have prevention policies in place for teen dating violence. As well, Governor Rick Perry proclaimed the entire month of February as Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness month.

As a 501(3)(c) organization, the foundation’s mission is to empower teens to choose healthy relationships through education, advocacy and support; to enable teens to become survivors of, and advocates for, the prevention of teen dating violence; to mobilize community involvement through social action and outreach; to provide a safe haven for teens in abusive relationships; and to prevent the loss of life.

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Since 2009, Ms. White-Mosley on behalf of the Trella Foundation has spoken to 7 private groups and 12 assemblies reaching over 10,000 middle school, high school, community college and universities students across Texas. Out of those 19 groups and assemblies Trella’s Foundation has assisted 35 known students to safety from teen dating violence.

In addition to outreach, advocacy, education and supportive services that Trella’s Foundation offers, we are working towards our next goal: to create a safe haven for all teens who have been in abusive relationships: Trella’s House.

It is the vision of Trella’s Foundation that we live in a world where all teens choose healthy relationships, where love is learned and lives are saved.

Grant attacks teen dating violence: kxan.com

Trella’s mission

• Empower teens to choose healthy relationships through education, advocacy and support;

• Enable teens to become survivors of, and advocates for the prevention of teen dating violence;

• Mobilize community involvement through social action and outreach;

• Provide a safe haven for teens in abusive relationships;

• Prevent the loss of life.

Find out more about Trella’s Foundation on the website

The screening will be at the Reading Cinemas in San Diego, California. “Locked in a Room” stars Robert Miano, Carlucci Weyant, DJ Perry, and Rae’ven Larrymore Kelly. The San Diego Black Film Festival was established in 2002 and continues to showcase new, ground breaking films from the film community. “Locked in a Room” writer/director, Larry Simmons produced the film with Gordon Djordjevski, DJ Perry, and Phyllis Larrymore Kelly under his At Risk Entertainment banner.

Robert Miano stars in indie thriller Locked in a Room

The San Diego Black Film Festival takes place from January 26th to January 29th 2012 with the Awards dinner and Gala hosted by Robin Givens.
ABOUT AT RISK ENTERTAINMENT

At Risk Entertainment is a Michigan based Production Company founded by writer/director Larry Simmons in 2009. The company produced the Horror film “Locked in a Room” (2012), has a slate of films, and has plans to produce two feature films a year.

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ABOUT LARRY D. SIMMONS

Larry Simmons was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan where he attended Mackenzie High School, and Wayne State University. He began his film career with two friends who were NFL football players in the mid 90′s, Derek Carr and Terry Crews. They worked together on an independent film that eventually gave Terry Crews his start in Hollywood. Larry entered The HBO/Miramax Films backed Project Greenlight in 2004. Also in 2004 he was selected as a Top 250 Director with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Project Greenlight. In October 2011, his screenplay “Top Dog World” was a semi-finalist in the LA Screenplay competition.

ABOUT THE SAN DIEGO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL

The San Diego Black Film Festival was established in 2002 and is one of the largest Black Film Festivals in the United States. The film festivals showcases films of all genres.

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State of the Union: 10 highlights from Obama’s speech

1. Call to impose the so-called “Buffett rule”
2. Call for extension of mandatory school attendance age
3. Creation of a Trade Enforcement Unit
4. Commitment to increase job training
5. Urge for immigration overhaul
6. Establishment of Financial Crimes Unit
7. Creation of prosecutorial unit to protect homeowners from abusive lending
8. Proposal to help homeowners save on their mortgages
9. Push for increase in student aid
10. Announcement of Defense Department’s clean energy initiative

Read about these highlights in more detail on CBS News

The unanimous decision said that redistricting is primarily a job for elected state officials and that the lower court had not paid enough deference to maps drawn by the State Legislature, which is controlled by Republicans. The justices sent the case back to the lower court, extending the uncertainty surrounding this major voting-rights case.

“In the absence of any legal flaw in this respect in the state’s plan, the district court had no basis to modify that plan,” the justices said, talking about state House districts in north and east Texas.

Court Throws Out Judge-drawn Texas Electoral Maps: MyFoxAUSTIN.com

The new maps to be drawn by the lower court could play a role in determining control of the House of Representatives. Democrats need a net gain of 25 seats to take back the House from Republican control, and both parties are fighting for every advantage in the battle for the House majority. Experts in election administration said the new maps could influence outcomes in perhaps three Texas districts.

“A district court should take guidance from the state’s recently enacted plan in drafting an interim plan,” the Supreme Court’s unsigned decision said. “That plan reflects the state’s policy judgments on where to place new districts and how to shift existing ones in response to massive population growth.”

The changes to the electoral maps were required because Texas grew by more than four million people in the last decade, with about 65 percent of that growth coming in the Hispanic population. The growth entitled the state to four additional House seats. In rejecting significant aspects of the Legislature’s maps, the lower court said it had tried to ensure that Hispanic voters had adequate opportunities to elect candidates of their choice, adding that political considerations had played no role.

Justice Clarence Thomas concurred only in the result and said he would have instructed the elections to proceed under the Legislature’s maps.

In a second development on Friday, the justices blocked a decision of a federal court in West Virginia in another election case while the justices consider an appeal. The West Virginia case concerns whether that state’s three House districts must be absolutely equal in population.

In the Texas case, the justices acted just 11 days after hearing arguments. Primaries in Texas had already been moved back to April. For those primaries to proceed, officials there said, an answer from the courts was needed by Feb. 1.

Read more in the New York Times

Ron Paul appeared on Mike Huckabee’s show where he talks about his campaign what is attracting younger voters, how he expended his base since 2008 and why, even after talking about cutting military spending, he has substantial amount of military support.

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A crowd cheers boxing legend Muhammad Ali as he celebrates his 70th birthday at a party in his home town of Louisville, Kentucky. Ali, with his wife Lonnie and sister-in law, met well-wishers for several minutes from a balcony overlooking the lobby of the Muhammad Ali Centre. Partygoers responded with cheers and chants