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A child of a Nigerian family seeking asylum is pursuing an education and excelling at chess as an outlet in the country he calls “home.” “I like deep thinking,” says Tanitoluma “Tani” Adewumi, who learned to play chess a year ago. His family came from Nigeria two years ago to…
Andre Gladen, a father of five who suffered from schizophrenia, was shot dead on Sunday by Officer Consider Vosu of the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), after an altercation in a home. Records confirm that he visited the emergency room of Adventist Medical Center in Southeast Portland a few hours before…
Brian Kolfage, an Air Force veteran who lost his legs and right arm during his second deployment in Iraq in 2004, started a GoFundMe campaign to fund a border wall between the United States and Mexico. Kolfage, 37, whose mother’s side of the family immigrated from Mexico, according to the…
Parsham Rabiee was attacked by two white Lyft passengers outside of Portland, Ore., who verbally and physically assaulted him, including repeated use of racial slurs and making fun of his music. But the Gresham police are claiming it wasn’t a racially-biased attack. The injured Lyft driver, Rabiee, said the men…
In four days’ time, 4,500 donors raised over $186,000 to pay for Jewish funerals for the 11 killed in the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. The organizers, Celebrate Mercy and MPower Change, two Muslim-led groups who welcomed donations no matter the faith. LaunchGood, the host of the fundraising efforts…
Former first lady Michelle Obama continues to keep girls at the forefront of her mission as she resumes, using her powerful platform. Obama, in a recent interview, talked about the Me Too movement and its impact, as well as the importance of girls now having to deal with the same…
Destiny Brannon used her platform as a high school valedictorian to state her beliefs on the lack of commitment of teachers and the school’s emphasis on athletics instead of academics. The DeSoto ISD principal had approved her speech. But now the school claims that thanks to miscalculating rankings from only…
Police arrested Henry William Sintay, 30, of Oakland, Calif., after social media’s overwhelming proof of his actions against not only a Black homeless man, but also his tussle and subsequent robbery of Matt Nelson, a social justice leader who went back to Lake Merritt a day later to ensure the…
The woman who said unarmed Stephon Clark “deserved” to die because he was “being stupid” has raised close to $25,000 in a GoFundMe account. Faith Linthicum was fired from Kaiser Permanente after writing on Facebook that Clark, a young father of two, had it coming when he was shot in…
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