"Portfolio" (by Beth Rooney-Super)

Matenneh and Jebbeh Fahnbulleh moved to Wilmette, Illinois in February 2007. Originally from Liberia, the Fahnbulleh family lived in refugee camps in Sierra Leone for five years before coming to the United States.

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Matenneh and Jebbeh Fahnbulleh moved to Wilmette, Illinois in February 2007. Originally from Liberia, the Fahnbulleh family lived in refugee camps in Sierra Leone for five years before coming to the United States.
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Vivi Velure, a drag queen at the Rainbow bar in Columbus, Ohio, creates her feminine figure with duct tape and many layers of tights. â€œI didnâ€™t have a great childhood, I was made fun of a lot. Performing has provided me with an outlet for my energy an

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Vivi Velure, a drag queen at the Rainbow bar in Columbus, Ohio, creates her feminine figure with duct tape and many layers of tights. â€œI didnâ€™t have a great childhood, I was made fun of a lot. Performing has provided me with an outlet for my energy an
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Kayla Graham, 13, curls her hair during half time at the 7th grade girlsâ€™ basketball game at WMS. â€œI think I look okay,â€* says Graham. â€œI mean, I donâ€™t think Iâ€™m that pretty.â€*

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Kayla Graham, 13, curls her hair during half time at the 7th grade girlsâ€™ basketball game at WMS. â€œI think I look okay,â€* says Graham. â€œI mean, I donâ€™t think Iâ€™m that pretty.â€*
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The Cool Kids, Mikey, left, and Chuck, right, hung out before performing at a Thursday night showcase called "Another F***ing Concert," at the Subterranean (SubT) in Chicago, Illinois. Chuck and Mikey lounged around, drank and chatted with fans for a few

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The Cool Kids, Mikey, left, and Chuck, right, hung out before performing at a Thursday night showcase called "Another F***ing Concert," at the Subterranean (SubT) in Chicago, Illinois. Chuck and Mikey lounged around, drank and chatted with fans for a few
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Papay Fahnbulleh, left, plays on the floor of his oldest sistersâ€™ room at the home in Wilmette, Illinois. Papayâ€™s older and younger siblings often pick on him throughout the day, but he does not seem to mind.

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Papay Fahnbulleh, left, plays on the floor of his oldest sistersâ€™ room at the home in Wilmette, Illinois. Papayâ€™s older and younger siblings often pick on him throughout the day, but he does not seem to mind.
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Workers gathered to show their support of Elvira Arellano. Arellano is a Mexican citizen living illegally in the United States who, facing deportation took sanctuary in the Adalberto United Methodist Church, of Chicago in August 2006. As of May 2007 she h

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:44:35 +0000

Workers gathered to show their support of Elvira Arellano. Arellano is a Mexican citizen living illegally in the United States who, facing deportation took sanctuary in the Adalberto United Methodist Church, of Chicago in August 2006. As of May 2007 she h
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Rajaa Alsanea is the author of Girls of Riyadh. The novel, her first, examines the love lives of four young Muslim women in upper-class Saudi Arabia. Alsanea was born in Saudia Arabia and is currently studying dentistry at the University of Illinois at Ch

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:44:43 +0000

Rajaa Alsanea is the author of Girls of Riyadh. The novel, her first, examines the love lives of four young Muslim women in upper-class Saudi Arabia. Alsanea was born in Saudia Arabia and is currently studying dentistry at the University of Illinois at Ch
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A man passes under the El tracks as he pushes his grocery cart home.

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A man passes under the El tracks as he pushes his grocery cart home.
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Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to the crowd of supporters who came to hear the senator speak at a presidential campaign rally at the University of Illinois-Chicago Pavilion in Chicago, IL. The 45-year-old senator announce his run for the Democratic nomin

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:44:58 +0000

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to the crowd of supporters who came to hear the senator speak at a presidential campaign rally at the University of Illinois-Chicago Pavilion in Chicago, IL. The 45-year-old senator announce his run for the Democratic nomin
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Haja Fahnbulleh, left, has her hair braided by her older sister Darbah. The family of 15 spent many of their first days in the United States with little to do while they waited for their paperwork to be processed so they could attend school and look for j

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Haja Fahnbulleh, left, has her hair braided by her older sister Darbah. The family of 15 spent many of their first days in the United States with little to do while they waited for their paperwork to be processed so they could attend school and look for j
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