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TAAA awards scholarships to eight local students

Oluwaatinuke Balogun, Kimball High, attending Georgia State or Cal State Northridge; Chioma Chibuko, Kimball High, attending CSU Stanislaus; Saheed Oladunjoye, Kimball High, Attending UC Irvine; Maame-Esi Obbo, Kimball High, attending UC Davis; Leah Richardson, Kimball High, attending Alabama State University; Sydni Brewer, Tracy High, attending UCLA; Miles Brown, Millennium High, attending Modesto Junior College, and Cydney Macon, West High, attending UC San Diego.

The Brief but Remarkable Recording Career of Paula Abdul

Paula Abdul was born 59 years ago today on June 19, 1962 in the San Fernando Valley of California to Jewish parents with Syrian and Ashkenazi ancestry. Inspired by Gene Kelly in Singin’ in the Rain, she began taking dance lessons and became a cheerleader at Van Nuys High School. During her freshman year at Cal State Northridge (where she was studying broadcasting), she auditioned to join the LA Lakers famed cheerleading squad the Laker Girls and was selected. She was named head choreographer within one year.

Meet Tinashe, The American Singer With African Origin

Furthermore, her mother, who is of Danish, Norwegian, and Irish descent to be precise, teaches physical therapy at California State University, Northridge. Tinashe scored roles in several TV shows, movies, and children's videos in the early 2000s, including the popular cartoon series "Avatar: The Last Airbender" in 2007. She has worked with stars like Britney Spears, Future, Offset and of course Nigerian popular music artist, Davido, who featured her in his song titled "How Long."

Mustafa Kassim, an internationally recognised young entrepreneur

‘Roar Global’ is invariably a milestone in Mustafa’s life; with its establishment his desire of becoming an entrepreneur bore fruit. Mustafa is well armed with a degree in Economics at the California State University, Northridge which has given him not only the knowledge but also the much needed experience, required for the purpose of applying his competencies and skills with the business venture that he established.

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