"Tracy" wrote in message
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Bob - I'm not sure where you are coming up with comments concerning the
color of the mother's skin... but really now. It doesn't matter what
color
her skin is. What happen is wrong, and it should raise concerns. "Naomi"
could be a female from any race. As far as the names of the children -
yes,
they are very uncommon and should have raised questions with someone...
but
who knows the full story.


Here's a detailed story from the local press.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3975020.html

The picture accompanying the article clearly shows Naomi/Pleasant is a black
woman. Also from the story:

Gaines told police that she felt like people on the bridge were staring at
her and that someone whom she bumped into with the stroller reacted rudely.
She said she "would rather be dead than live in a place where I'm not free
to walk around, I'm not free to be who I am, I'm not free to see other moms
out, single black moms with their kids, enjoying their kids."

And finally to counter the erroneous assumption no fathers or father figures
were involved:

Jones (a mutual friend of the mother and father) said that he is a former
roommate of Allah's (the children's father) and that the two men often cared
for Supreme Knowledge and Sincere Understanding.

"They were like my little nephews," Jones said. "This is hard."