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Opinion: Ako Abdul-Samad keeps building legacy of advocacy and comfort


On the last Sunday in May 1995, Ako Abdul-Samad was sitting in an office at the Eldora youth detention center having what others might call a come to Jesus session with a soon-to-be released 16-year-old.
A Black Muslim working for Urban Dreams, Abdul-Samad was showing he had the kid s number. Having blown three previous opportunities for a release, the spirited boy he d just met had been in Eldora 10 months for drug possession. The stately man in the leather suspenders wasn t going to tolerate a fourth derailment.
You re intelligent, the told the kid. You know the streets. You ve been manipulating folks a long time. ....

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CNN Wolf August 27, 2015 17:24:00

We want to concentrate on them and their lives. to heal and to move on. we just learned, by the way, there s going to be a vigil in your community call stop the violence vigil. are there more plans what are you planning on doing as far as memorials, vigils, as a result of what happened yesterday? in front of wdbj tonight. i ve heard but can t confirm the help save the next girl foundation will have a vigil here tomorrow night. i can t confirm those. ....

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