Her passion for art was still alive, however. She found work in refineries building scaffolding. The young mother stepped up to the plate and took on the family’s breadwinner role while Norberto was recovering from his injury. When Roni’s third son was two months old, her husband fell 37 feet while working at an oil refinery, broke his back, and ended up out of work for five years. At 16, however, she became pregnant and transferred to a school for pregnant girls.Īfter her son was born, she briefly attended another school which would have enabled her to accelerate her graduation, but found it too hard to travel via bus with her baby, so she dropped out and studied to earn her GED while continuing to grow a family with her now-husband Norberto. The following year, she transferred to Davis (now called Northside) High School, which serves the neighborhood where Roni grew up. Roni’s talent landed her a spot in Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where she attended her freshman year. Can you draw something for me, too?’ and it went from there,” she said. “I was drawing something in honor of my dad, who had passed away, and this kid in class was like, ‘Wow, that’s really cool. She began channeling her creativity into practical projects with an aunt who made quilts, but it wasn’t until she was 12 that others began to recognize her drawing and painting abilities.
In fact, she says she got in trouble with the babysitter when she was little for not coloring inside the lines. Roni wasn’t one of those kids who always knew she was an artist. Discovering her hidden talent through tough times at a young age Her big dream of serving the community through art is now coming true, thanks to a lot of hard work and a $100,000 grant via the Kelly Clarkson show. In Houston’s Northside neighborhood – and traveling around in a converted school bus that now serves as a mobile art studio and classroom – Veronica “Roni” Cabrera-Moreno is doing just that. When they grow up, they are the ones who march to the beat of their own drums, who chart paths where others haven’t gone before, and who find creative ways to achieve their dreams, even if that means taking a few detours along the way. "We are committed to working together with the Mayor's Office, City Council, the business community and other Philadelphians who share the urgent need to eradicate gun violence in our city.There’s something to be said for kids who color outside the lines. We condemn the senseless gun violence in Philadelphia - a years-long crisis that continues to have lasting impacts on our children and their families," the school district said in a statement. "We wish to extend our deepest sympathies and heartfelt thoughts to the family and friends of the young Roxborough High School student whose life was tragically cut short Wednesday. Roxborough High School had grief counselors on hand Friday for students. The School District of Philadelphia released staggering statistics this week showing 164 students have been victims of violence since the start of the school year.
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These full head coverings are a major issue because we're seeing them routinely being worn in 80-degree weather or above, and there is no legitimate reason, pandemic withstanding, no legitimate reason to wear a full head covering in public for anything medical or otherwise," said Lawson. I'm going to be completely honest with you.
SEPTA has a message for anyone trying to conceal their identity to commit crimes. Seemingly everyone has access to a gun and the propensity they use it over meaningless arguments is shocking," said SEPTA Transit Police Chief Chuck Lawson. Far too often in the city, far too often on SEPTA. "This pattern is repeating itself far too often. Earlier this month, there was a fatal shooting on the SEPTA platform at 52nd and Market streets. SEPTA has reported eight shooting incidents so far this year, and that includes cases on SEPTA vehicles and in stations, and when shots were fired off of SEPTA property and struck a person, building or vehicle. The person was seen on video seemingly picking up the deceased victim's belongings before getting off the bus.Īnyone who may have witnessed the shooting is asked to call police.
Police are also trying to identify a person of interest depicted in the video, as well as any other potential witnesses to the incident.
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