Shameka Walker Research Paper
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My mom, Shameka Walker, was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1973. She has two sisters and one brother. Her mother moved from Virginia and her father moved from North Carolina She is mixed race. She was segregated because she was mixed. Her family left New york because there was high crime and poverty. She left New York when she was 4 years old. They moved to Los Angeles, California. They thought that it was better than New York, until they got there.
The only reason that they stayed in LA, because they have family. My mom was interested in sports. She played basketball, softball, volleyball, track (one year), etc. After she tried all the sports she really liked basketball, and volleyball. Her freshman year, she letter, that means that she was on a varsity team in freshman year. She got a scholarship in basketball to San Raffaele College.
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Although anyone can become a victim,
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