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After Being Bullied About Her Weight, 10 Year Old Creates Plus Size Fashion Line

The Root writes:

After being bullied because of her weight, 10-year-old Egypt Ufele, who goes by “Ify,” took matters into her own hands and used the bullying to fuel her desire to design clothes. Ify started out using a simple needle and thread to create her designs but then moved on to a sewing machine.

In an interview with Today, the Queens, N.Y., fifth-grader recounted how she was bullied:

NYC || Free Classes By Black Instructors Offered To Black Children & Parents

Blavity writes:

A non-profit in New York City is looking to change the narrative for education within the black community by offering free courses for children and parents in the New York City area.

Amidst the execution of Mike Brown two summers ago, two social workers in the South Bronx sat down and constructed the business plan for the non-profit R.E.P. U, Inc. Fed up with the underserved communities they worked in, a plan was devised to give back to their community and help engage children and parents of color. R.E.P. U, Inc. founders worked in the poverty-stricken communities that have limited educational funding and (very few) after school programs due to budget cuts.

The programs range from DJ courses to digital photography. R.E.P. U curates curriculums and hand-selected instructors for these programs, and encourages parents to attend workshops and courses with their children. It takes absolutely no government funding and is funded by in-kind donations. There are several courses offered, and new ones are added monthly. R.E.P. U, Inc. is also looking to start adding more courses and helping more people in other major cities outside of NYC in the near future.

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I am a Sikh.

And I am not a terrorist.

I need to say, I’m tired of Sikhs from around the world being racially attacked because of extremists who are a minority of a whole different religion.

Sikhs have been confused for being Muslims, mainly because all that the Media show on TV are Middle eastern terrorists who also happen to sometimes wear turbans.

But before I carry on, I need to say, not all Muslims are terrorists. All my Muslim friends believe in peace and are normal people.

But that’s beside the point.

What I’m trying to say is, when you see a man wearing a Turban and has a beard, don’t call him a “paki” , because he’s probably not from Pakistan, most Sikhs are from India. Don’t call him “Bin Laden” , because Bin Laden was never a Sikh, and has no connection with Sikhs whatsoever.

The other week I saw a video on Facebook of a young Sikh boy being bullied because he has a turban.

I wish people understood the reason why Sikhs wear turbans.

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