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New York-based performer and activist Ianne Fields Stewart had an idea in December 2018. Stewart wanted to raise money to hire a black transgender chef to go into the homes of black transgender people and cook a meal for them during t stanley cup he holiday season.That idea sparked a collective,The Okra Project, which now provides free, home-cooked meals mdash; and much more mdash; to black trans people who may stanley cup be experiencing food insecurity. At first it was just supposed to be a project that we would do as a nice way to address the fact that many people don t have homes that they feel comfortable going home to in the winter time, Stewart, who is a non-binary queer lesbian trans woman and whose pronouns are they/she, told CBS News. So, that was the original idea of it and it has become something much more. stanley cup The Okra Project has now facilitated chef-prepared meals to over 200 black trans people to date in New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia.The Okra Project has partnered with community spaces to deliver the food if someone is experiencing homelessness or if their home cannot support our chef s cooking, according to the collective s site. The Okra Project founder, Ianne Fields Stewart, speaks during a public event. Lugao Ukas Kasberg/ The Okra Project Stewart and the collective hire black trans chefs to provide people the luxurious experi Gvwf Dad of missing Fla. teen fisherman will share son s cellphone info
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The nationrsquo CIA director said Thursday that he believes Donald Trumprsquo national security briefings will show the president-elect that defeating the Islamic State and tackling other security threats across the globe are challenges that the United States must address with its allies and partners. CIA Director John Brennan said the briefings also will bring greater clarity for Trump and his team on the reasons behind the United Statesrsquo; commitments to its allies and the arr ugg angements that go with them. Brennan expressed confidence in a smooth transition between presidential administrations, vowing his agency would provide Trumprsquo team with the best intelligence possible. Itrsquo very important that we follow through on our treaty obligations and continue to reassure our allies that Americarsquo commitment to them and their security and to the relationships we have with them is going to stay strong, Brennan said. Irsquo;m sure when President-elect Trump is briefed on a lot of these issues, therersquo going to be greater clarity on why we do certain things and why we have certain kinds of arrangements. Brennanrsquo comments Thursday came as he took questions from University of New Mexico students in Albuquerque, where he announced a CIA recruiting pa jordan rtnership with the school called the Signature School Program. Brennan said the University of New M jordan exico is th