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'Saving Our Sisters' program helps build up girls to be future leaders New program open to at-risk middle, high school girls through Tanager Place and African American Family Resource and Planning Committee Akirah Johnson, 11, works on her vision board Monday at Saving Our Sisters, a new program for teen girls at Tanager Place in Cedar Rapids. The program, funded by the SET Fund, is a yearlong initiative that gives a group of girls the chance to interact with mentors on a regular basis who help them develop their self esteem and work toward their goals. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Kenya Moore Addresses Kandi Burruss’ Shade About Charity Donation; Says “I Gave More Than $5,000” During the January 17, 2021 episode of Real Housewives of Atlanta, we saw the peaches come together for a wonderful cause. Of course, Kandi thanked Tanya, who was standing with Porsha. Awkward! RHOA newbie Drew Sidora popped in via Facetime, and Kandi thanked her for her donation. During a lunch break, Marlo handed Kandi a check for $5,000 on camera. On September 12, 2020 Kandiposted a shout-out on Instagram about the grocery drive. “Yesterday’s @kandicares grocery pop up was am...

Portrayed by Morgan Freeman, he gained national celebrity in the 1980s with his efforts to impose order on his inner-city high school — and became a lightning rod in an enduring debate over education in America.

Youth are partnered with mentors, learn first aid and lifesaving skills. //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Damari Gholson Perkins, shown with executive director Lance Ambrose, says he enjoys being a part of the Saving Our Sons program. Photo by Ana Martinez-Ortiz/NNS. Damari Gholson Perkins’ father is missing from his life, but the Milwaukee boy is not without a father figure. About a year ago, Damari, 10, joined Saving Our Sons Mentoring Movement, a nonprofit organization that provides mentors to youths in the greater Milwaukee area. Alth...

Joe Clark, New Jersey principal who inspired ‘Lean on Me,’ dies at 83 Emily Langer Joe Clark, the bullhorn-bearing New Jersey principal who gained national celebrity in the 1980s with his efforts to impose order on his inner-city high school, a story that inspired the 1989 film “Lean on Me” and made him a lightning rod in an enduring debate over education in America, died Dec. 29 at his home in Newberry, Fla. He was 83, according to his daughter Hazel Clark, who said that other reports of his age as 82 were in error. She confirmed his death but did not cite a caus...