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GOOD NEWS: 16-Year-Old Harlem Girl Is Nominated For A Liberty Medal

Written by News One on September 2, 2009 5:37 pm

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When Aisatou Toure met R&B star Mary J. Blige, they had a heart-to-heart talk about the importance of self-esteem and confidence — two qualities the Harlem teen seeks to encourage in the younger students she mentors.
Aisatou, 16, who is a junior this year at the School of the Future HS, regularly returns to her middle school, KIPP: Star College Prep Charter, where she organizes other alumni to mentor students, tutors those who are struggling academically, helps teachers create extracurricular events like dance and theater, and encourages students to strive for college.

“She’s one of the young ladies that stand out,” said FFAWN’s Mari Moss-Yawn, who nominated Aisatou for a Liberty Medal in the Young Heart category.
Aisatou hopes to go to Africa and help out in impoverished villages where the “people have no clothes and no schools.”
Ultimately, she plans to become a forensic scientist.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Cheetara82/ Cheetara82

    MORE POSITIVE STORIES KEEP THEM COMING NO MORE STORIES ABOUT RI RI, CB, BEY, JAY, AND THE REST OF BLACK CELEBS YOU ALL FEEL THE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ANGELFACE_2323/ ANGELFACE_2323

    now dats wuz up…this story is a breathe of fresh air..i was being starting to think nothing postive was going on in the world. big ups to her and her hard work. i wish my daughter could read this..maybe ill read it to her.lol shes 4 she wouldnt understand…bp please keep thses kind of stories up.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Crazypink69/ Crazypink69

    Now that touch mii heart to see a young ladie,Like herself thats caring and daring to be different than others.Nobody can’t do everything,but everyone can do something.God bless ha

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Reality_Check21/ Reality_Check21

    this is a good story, now they should put more stories like this up. way to go girl!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/randomashell/ randomashell

    Finally, a positive story on BP! Love it, they should definitely post more stories like these and less about insignificant things celebs do.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/STREETxtc/ STREETxtc

    i agree, with you on thatrandom, Im not interested in hoeish house wives and what the f**k they having and who they having over for a damn dinner party,

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sugar_but_nice/ sugar_but_nice

    GOOD DAY ALL THIS IS SWEETNESS:

    ……BLACK CHILDREN HERO’S

    WHERE ARE THEY AT BP AND THE USA?????

    AND IT’S GOOD TO SEE SOMETHING SO POSITIVE WE AS BLACK PEOPLE HAVE STRUGGLED AND BEEN THROUGH SOME BAD SITUATIONS SO IT’S GREAT TO SEE OUR GENERATION OF OUR BLACK KIDS/CHILDREN

    DO SOMETHING BESIDES KILL AND BE KILLED NOW IF WE ALL COULD JUST PULL OURSELVES TOGETHER AND MOTIVATE OUR YOUNG FOLKS THAT IT’S MORE OUT THERE POSITIVE IN THIS WORLD AND TO STAND AND FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF SUCESSFULLY DOING THEIR BEST

    THAT’S HELPING OTHERS AND STRIVE TO BE SOMEONE GOOD AND POSITIVE IN THIS MEST UP WORLD!!! THAT’S MORE IMPORTANT THAN GANG’S AND CRIME

    AND IT’S HURTING CHILDREN OUT ON OUR STREET’S IN OUR NEIGHBOR HOOD’S THAT’S NEEDS ATTENTION AND IT MAINLY STARTS WITH THE CHILD’S UP BRINGS FROM US AS PARENTS SINGLE OR MARRIED

    TO LAUNCH INTO THE DEEP OF THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF OUR CHILDREN THAT ARE OUR FUTURE’S HONESTLY I HEARD ABOUT A FEW NAMES ON HERE BUT AMERICA LOOK HOW WE ARE BEING DECEIVED BECAUSE THAT’S ONLY SIX BLACK KIDS THAT’S GOOD AND GREAT FOR THE SIX

    BUT MUCH FAR TO LOW OF A COUNT AND WE IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY HAVE A LOT OF KIDS OUR HERE AND THAT MEANS SOMETHING IS BEING DONE WRONG LOOK AT THAT COUNT AND THAT PICTURE AMERICA BLACK PEOPLE

    NO OFFENSE THIS IS NOT ABOUT ANY OTHER RACE AT THIS POINT BP MEMBER’S THAT COUNT IT SHOULD BE WAY UP THERE IN THE 100.000′S

    THAT’S SAD AND A SHAME SPEAK UP FOR THE BABIES OUT HERE AND THAT NEEDS THE HELP PEOPLE WAKE UP AND ALSO THAT WANT TO BE SOMETHING IN LIFE THAN JUST A THUG ON THE STREET’S KILLING AND ROBBING OTHERS THANK YOU BP SWEETNESS

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/blkpuddn/ blkpuddn

    IT’S GOOD TO SEE THESE KINDA POSITIVE STORIES OF BLACK YOUTH! THEY CAN HELP MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE FUTURE!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzwatch/ jazzwatch

    Love this story!!!! I see her getting a scholarship to college, a career, the skys the limit for this greatgirl……

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/departures19/ departures19

    this is what can happens when good parents do what they have too and stick and stay in that childs life..if u watch the jews raised the kids they have they make sure they enact education and excell.. what iamsaying has nothing to do with race.. what iam saying is kids are not going to be any thing if the parents dont prepare for them what they are to be.. second the kids have to listen and take heed to what is taught as far as doing whats right is concerned not rebel not act out . just listen and learn…. so what iam saying is it takes hard work and hard effort. it takes team work…..

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