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more than 200

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local students including many from the

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fort Hood community performed in

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Colleen's dr martin Luther King high

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school step show , the january 16th

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competition held at the Clean civic and

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conference center was a tribute to the

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civil rights . Great I was thinking

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that he's the man of the hour , that's

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all we're here and that's why we're

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here to do what we do uh without martin

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Luther King standing up for what he

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believed in and showing personal

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courage with people as a nation

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as America , you need to do what we

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ought to do . The show in its 10th year

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invites high school teams to compete

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and stepping against forms similar to

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tap that has been popularized by

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african american sororities and

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fraternities . Joy Purnell , the shoes

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coordinator said the steppers had to

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incorporate black history themes into

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their performances . Kids have to

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actually the whole

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research

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because the

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way the Jersey is too

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incorporate I do it . Resident martin

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within the fort Hood mom , staff

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sergeant politician alexander whose son

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performed with the Colleen high school

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steppers said the benefits of her son

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participating on a step team far out

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last one show , it's a blessing because

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it means these kids have found

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something that will keep them off the

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street and keep them positive and

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focused on better things towards their

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future instead of worrying about what

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we have going on in the world . The

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recession the war especially for my son

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because I know he's got a group of

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people and he's got an activity that

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keeps him focused on the things he

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needs to do in school . Even when I'm

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deployed , Reporting from Colin , I'm

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Specialist Tamagotchi Makoni , 7th

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Mobile Public Affairs Attachment .