By Liku Zelleke
Reports suggest that efforts are being made to keep the memory of
Philando Castile alive by having a scholarship established in his name
at the St. Paul Central High School, where he graduated from and went
back to work at.
Castile was fatally shot in his car
by a St. Anthony, Minnesota police officer during a routine traffic stop
and died in front of his fiancée and toddler daughter who were in the
vehicle. The world watched as his fiancée streamed the incident live on
social media.
The St. Paul Central High School
Foundation plans to hold a fundraiser for the new scholarship at the end
of the month. Already, alumni from the classes of 2001 (the same year
Castile graduated from the high school in), 2002, 2003, and 2005 have
hosted their first fundraiser last Sunday at the Dining Recreation
Center and managed to raise over $25,000 on top of the $10,000 that had
already been raised by the organizing committee.
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Source: Your Black World News
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