RIP: Dafiq Rasheed
An honoree of the 2009 Top 40 Under 40 project has died according to reports. The young Atlantic City High School grad and Rutgers student was running for City Council in Atlantic City.
Here is Rasheed’s bio from our March 2009 Top 40 Under 40 issue:
Dafiq Rasheed
Technology Instructor, Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City
Dafiq is a graduate of Atlantic City High School and a current freshman at Rutgers University in Camden. He is studying to become a high school history teacher. As the technology instructor at the Boys and Girls Club in Atlantic City, he teaches children technology, emphasizing life skills, mathematics and the arts. During the fall, Dafiq volunteered for the Barack Obama campaign and recently served on the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Inaugural Gala Committee. He has been the recipient of various awards and scholarships for his advocacy and service within the community including the United Way G.I.V.E. Award, an Assembly Resolution, and the Fannie Lou Hamer Ordinary People/Extraordinary Deeds Award. Dafiq has been an influential voice and a prominent role model for the youth in Atlantic City and is also a candidate for one of the City Council at-Large seats in Atlantic City.
We got to meet him at the March party at MIXX at Borgata. He seemed like a very sweet and inspring person. He’ll certainly be mised by his family, friends and all those he mentored and inspired.
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July 1st, 2009 at 8:48 am
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September 16th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
man thats fucked up that god taking away my baby. he was my best friend and nephew.