Below is an excerpt from an article published on December 19, 2011.
Last Thursday, the White House honored Brooklyn activist, Linda Sarsour, and nine others with the Champion for Change Award for their advocacy work in their communities.
...The Champion of Change Award, which is part of President Obama’s Winning the Future initiative, is one of number of awards that Sarsour has received which includes the Brooklyn Do-Gooder Award from the Brooklyn Community Foundation.
http://www.illumemagazine.com/zine/articleDetail.php?White-House-Honors-Arab-American-Activist-Linda-Sarsour-13890
Today IPT reported that Ms. Sansour tweeted, "Nothing is creepier than Zionism. Challenge racism."
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Seems to be a depressing news day. I just finished watching a video on CoolJew about a rabbi's house which was destroyed in Long Beach. May he and all the others who were hit hard by the storm get help in a speedy manner.
18 people busted for looting at Key Food in Coney Island
A St. Albans, Queens man has been charged with menacing and criminal possession of a weapon after he attempted to cut a line at a gas station and pointed a pistol at another motorist who complained.
Read more: http://www.myfoxny.com/story/19980450/arrests-made-in-post-storm-incidents#ixzz2B1R4zyiu
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