Jamal Ahmed

I am a program manager at Seattle Central college, a graduate student at Seattle University and a youth activist with Seattle's East African Community.
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Abubakar Abdi, who was shot and killed on in South Seattle on Sunday. (Photo courtesy the Abdi family)

You want to stop the gun violence killing East African youth? Start acting like it.

by Jamal Ahmed
I went to the funeral of another East African youth killed by gun violence this week. Where were our community leaders?
Oct 16, 2015

East African community reps respond to Capitol Hill robbery accusations

by Jamal Ahmed
An open letter from representatives of the Somali and East African communities about crime and discrimination on Capitol Hill.
Sep 22, 2014