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Kemba Shakur began Urban Releaf in 1998. 15 years and 15,000 trees later, she says she's only just begun. (Video still via NBC Bay Area)

Oakland woman transforms city's landscape, one tree at a time

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Chelesa Fearce

Homeless teen graduates as valedictorian of high school class

Yesha Callahan, Clutch Magazine
CLUTCH - Chelesa Fearce is a shining example of a student that didn’t let obstacles get in her way when it came to her education...
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Saad Muhammed and his family escaped harm when the tornado swept through Moore, Oklahoma. (Courtesy NBC New York)

Brooklyn man survives Oklahoma tornado

Shiba Russell, NBC New York
NBC New York - An Oklahoma tornado survivor with New York City roots is thankful he and his family escaped serious harm but now faces the devastating dilemma of whether to abandon the life he has built in Moore for the last 18 years...
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Cash'an Clark, 9, is autistic. One of his fixations is the Charmin bear.  (TODAY)

Charmin bear charms autistic boy

A. Pawlowski, TODAY
TODAY - This is a story about a boy, a bear and bathroom tissue. When a giant corporation took time out to send a token of affection to a small admirer, it made a family’s day...
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Cece Bruce, an Indianapolis waitress, received a very generous tip. (Courtesy NBC Southern California)

Waitress’ positive attitude pays off with $446 tip

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - Cece Bruce, a waitress at an Indianapolis eatery, received a $446 tip on a $6 bill for her positive attitude...
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Thanks to Nathaniel Dancy Jr.'s good communication skills, his family was able to find him and his dad. (Photo courtesy of 'TODAY')

Kindergartner helps save dad’s life by knowing his ABCs

Scott Stump, TODAY
TODAY - A kindergartner was able to help save his father’s life on Monday thanks to some quick thinking and a firm grasp of his ABCs...
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Identical twins Kirstie and Kristie Bronner (Photo courtesy of Bronner family)

Twins named Spelman valedictorians

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - A pair of identical twins at Spelman College have achieved a first in the schools 132-year history. Kirstie and Kristie Bronner, both music majors, have been named co-valedictorians for the class of 2013...
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Jordan Dickerson, left, and Robin Jeter discovered they were sisters after 17 years apart.  (Courtesy WUSA 9)

Sisters, separated as infants, reunite at high school track meet

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - Jordan Dickerson and Robin Jeter were separated when they were infants, but reunited by chance at a high school track meet earlier this year...
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A photo of musician Fats Domino lies in the street next to his home in the heavily damaged Lower Ninth Ward December 24, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nearly four months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the area, the worst-hit parts of New Orleans and surrounding areas are still uninhabitable. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Fats Domino's Katrina-damaged grand piano restored

Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A white Steinway grand piano salvaged from musician Fats Domino's home after Hurricane Katrina has been restored and will be the centerpiece of an exhibit in New Orleans' French Quarter...
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Jockey Kevin Krigger, right, talks with trainer Doug O'Neill, left, as they watch horses work out at Churchill Downs, Sunday, April 28, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. Krigger is to ride Kentucky Derby hopeful Goldencents for O'Neill in the race. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)

1st black jockey in Kentucky Derby since 2000

Beth Harris, AP Racing Writer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kevin Krigger, the first black jockey in the Kentucky Derby since 2000, will be aboard Doug O'Neill's Goldencents, considered a much stronger contender than last year's winner, I'll Have Another...
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Arsema Tesfai won the Major League Baseball’s “Breaking Barriers” essay contest. (Photo courtesy of NBC Chicago)

Jackie Robinson's daughter honors essay winner

NBC Chicago
NBC Chicago - The seventh-grade winner of Major League Baseball’s “Breaking Barriers” essay contest was honored by Jackie Robinson’s daughter at school Monday...
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