Author Archives: Jelani Saadiq

The Fruits of Our Labor: Champaign’s Summer Youth Jobs Program

Posted on 09/08/2012 by Jelani Saadiq

Jelani Saadiq is a senior at Piney Woods School in Mississippi. He participated in Champaign’s summer youth employment program this summer. This summer I was bamboozled; I thought that the summer employment program would be a boring 9am-1 pm job, … Continue reading →

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Journey to the East

Posted on 08/01/2008 by Jelani Saadiq

This summer was special because I was given the opportunity to travel to China. I went with my martial arts school, Huang Lin Bao Jian precious sword martial arts Academy, to visit the famous Shaolin Temple. Demetri Daniels, the owner … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Vote, But I Have A Voice

Posted on 10/26/2007 by Jelani Saadiq

On September 13, 2007, I visited a place that most people have only seen on TV. It is a place where a lot of historic events took place, for instance the March on Washington and the Million Man March. I … Continue reading →

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