The Journey
OF
Maryah
2001-2018
2001
9 mos
old
Born at 9:20 p.m. on January 27th, 2001 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Birth
9/11 Terrorist attack
5 yrs
old
Dominque
First Iphone
-Moved in with Dominque as a foster child
-Gained 5 siblings
-Four planes were hijacked
-Two planes hit the Twin towers in New York City, killing over 2,000 people.
-3rd plane crashed into the Pentagon, and the 4th crashed in Pennsylvania
-The first Iphone is released 6/29/2007
6 yrs
old
8 yrs old
7 yrs
old
-Dominque adopted my youngest sisters Saryah and Aneayah, and me
-2nd Grade
-Became "Kinney"
Adoption
Inauguration of Obama
-Barack Obama takes office as the first president of African American descent
-January 20, 2009
Death of Osama Bin Laden
-May 5, 2011
-He was assassinated by US Navy Seals after a night raid in Pakistan
10 yrs old
12 yrs old
13 yrs old
-October 22, 2013
-Ultimate cause was Breast cancer
Death of Mom
Ferguson Unrest
-Shooting and death of Michael Brown prompted the Unrest
-No charges were filed against Darren Wilson, the shooting officer
-Protests and riots broke out to dispute injustice
17 yrs old
-August 31, 2018
-Traveled back to Cincinnati, Ohio with family
-Became "Spencer-Sullivan
Adoption
16 yrs old
-April 2017
-First flight
-Met Calvin and Joel (brothers) for the first time
-New opportunities
Hawaii
17 yrs old
-February 14, 2018
-Mass school shooting
-17 fatalities and 17 injuries
-Nikolas Cruz was indicted for the shooting
-Gave students a platform and voice to rise up and make a difference
Stoneman Douglas