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Writer: Bryan Hill / Artist: Szymon Kudranski / Marvel

“I know where God lives. God lives in the moment a gunshot takes a life. God lives in the first breath of a child being born. Both moments equal. Neither good nor evil. God cannot consider morality. God is purpose itself.”

First things first, Rest in Peace Betsy Braddock! Fallen Angels is by far the darkest X-Book in this new Hickman era. Most of the details around Apoth, the newest looming threat are shrouded in mystery. But that hasn’t stopped Psylocke from tracking, or being lured by this villain (if we can even call it that yet) to a warehouse in Brazil where it’s about to go down!

This book has featured some incredibly daring artwork that, at times, knocks the visuals out the park with unorthodox angles and stunning panels, but Szymon Kudranski has also missed the mark on many occasions which really takes you out of the story. Luckily the mercenary trio of X-23, Cable, and Psylocke brings more than enough action and intrigue for readers hungry for more X-Men adventures with psychological components.

Psylocke (Kwannon, if you nasty) has taken Laura under her carefully trained wing and is assisting her to slowly hone those rage filled feelings and her perfectly crafted predatory skillset. We also get an inside look at the urges that drive Psylocke closer to this apparent creation of hers. You probably noticed I haven’t mentioned much about Cable. Yeah, well that’s because Cable is a reckless hothead who deserves every unfortunate series of events that happen to him. And we get to enjoy every moment of that fallout. I love how impulsive he is, because we get so many tantalizing skirmishes because if it.

I didn’t love the issue, partly because it was very much the setup for a huge showdown in the next book. Cable’s life is on the line and everything that Psylocke has left is driving her to this moment where God meets mother and machine meets man meets mutant.

6.5 Berserker Barrages out of 10

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Most of us have the base level knowledge that being a parent is not easy. Compound that reality with the lack of a support system, limited resources and trying to navigate raising a child with special needs and all of it can be overwhelming.

That’s the word Diana Elliott used to describe her feelings after authorities discovered that she abandoned her 14-year-old son at the Grady Memorial Hospital.

According to the Washington Post, on December 4, in Atlanta, Georgia, 37-year-old Elliott drove to the hospital with her nonverbal son in tow. Elliott wandered the halls of the hospital with the boy without checking in or altering the staff for an hour. Eventually, Elliott and her son walked outside together. But she pulled off in a red minivan.

Later, a nurse on her break discovered the boy outside. He was disoriented, cold and hungry. Elliott’s son had a bag containing a few items but nothing that could identify him and he wasn’t able to communicate with officers.

Police officers asked the community for tips about the boy’s identity and after five days they were able to link him back to Elliott. When they located her, she was staying in a hotel with her three other children. She told police that she left her son at the hospital because she was overwhelmed.

Lt. Jeff Baxter told The Post, “She indicated that there were a lot of things going on in her life that were making it hard for her to support her family. She just kind of felt like she could no longer care for her kids.”

While Baxter acknowledged that the whole situation was sad, he said that Elliott’s decision to leave her son alone without notifying the staff ultimately resulted in a charge of child cruelty.

Elliott was released on Thursday afternoon when an Atlanta judge granted her bond, allowing her to leave with just her signature. When other women heard about Elliott’s story, they came to the courtroom as a sign of solidarity and support.

Kaitlyn Ross, of WXIA, the local NBC affiliate, wrote in a Facebook status that when Elliott turned around and saw the women, she gasped.

“She had never met any one of these women and started crying when she realized they were there to support her.

Ana Maria Brannan, an associated professor of special education at Indiana University at Bloomington, suggested that Elliott might have left her son at the hospital because she thought it was a safe place for him and she didn’t know where else to take him.

Don McNeil, the father of two adult children with special needs told The Post, “You cannot judge somebody who’s found themselves at a breaking pitch like that.”

His wife Julie offered, “When you have a child with disabilities, your support system gets so narrow there’s hardly anyone you can pick up and say, ‘What do you do when they bang their heads against the wall?’”

Elliott’s son is still under the care of the Grady Memorial Hospital. Her other three children have been evaluated by the Georgia Department of Family and Children’s Services.

Day 1 of the ESSENCE + New Voices Entrepreneur Summit kicked off with a host of conversations that included inspiring stories about unforgettable moments along the journey’s of successful entrepreneurs that helped better their approach along the way.

Among those who took the Summit’s main stage was none other than Grammy-winning super-producer, entrepreneur and proud Atlanta native, Jermaine Dupri. Joined by ESSENCE Unbossed podcast host Marquita Harris, Dupri closed out the opening day of the inaugural event with a layered discussion that included a funny story about a studio session with Aretha Franklin that taught him an important career lesson.

Check out the video above to hear how the Queen of Soul helped JD tighten up his game and be sure to head back to ESSENCE.com for more of everything you missed on Day 1of the ESSENCE + New Voices Entrepreneur Summit and Target Holiday Market.

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The 41-member House Judiciary Committee is currently taking up the next step of the impeachment process against Trump, deliberating in a marathon session spanning over the course of two days on Wednesday and Thursday.

Committee members are hotly debating Trump and accusations that he asked a foreign entity of Ukraine officials, to investigate his political opponent, Joe Biden, the former Vice President, and his son Hunter Biden.

Earlier this week chairs from six major House committees gathered with Nancy Pelosi and announced the process would move to vote on two impeachment articles against Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Judiciary Committee members must first vote to approve the two articles, which will then be passed to the Senate for a trial to determine if Trump is guilty of the charges. Senate members will also have the authority to remove Trump from office if he is found guilty.

So far during Wednesday and Thursday’s deliberations, there have been four votes according to NBC News: “One to eliminate the first article on abuse of power, a second to strike a reference to former Vice President Joe Biden, a third to note the aid withheld from Ukraine was eventually released and a fourth to strike entire second amendment on obstruction of Congress.”

Committee members engaged in contentious exchanges, hot takes and debates on a variety of topics, split down partisan lines. Most Republicans argued that the Biden’s should be susceptible to inquires regarding Hunter Biden’s tenure as a board member on one of Ukraine’s largest oil companies, and also tried to downplay whether or not Trump’s acts threatened national security measures.

Democrats remained firm that “no one is above the law,” and continued to steer the conversation back to on course the articles of impeachment. At one point, House Committee Ranking Member Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) walked out of the meeting after an angry tirade.

Here’s what Twitter is saying as House Judiciary Committee members seem well on their way to burning the midnight oil.