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Diane Latiker
Diane Latiker is a community activist in Chicago. Latiker is the founder of the nonprofit, Kids Off the Block (KOB), which provides recreational activities and educational opportunities for young people in Chicago, focusing on the neighborhood of Roseland. Biography Latiker never finished high-school, dropping out at age 16. She has worked in construction and as a cosmetologist. Latiker has lived in Roseland, Chicago, since 1988. She is the mother of eight children and 13 grandchildren. Latiker eventually remarried when she was 36 and earned her GED. When Latiker's daughter, Aisha, became a teen in 2003, Latiker began to worry that she would get involved in gang activity. Latiker's mother suggested that she help out the teens in the neighborhood. In 2003, Latiker literally turned her own home into a community center for young people. She sold her TV to buy used computers, and got rid of furniture to make space for kids in her home. She opened her house to the children in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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