Roberta “Bobbie” Badaines King, 72, a White woman, was spending the morning of April 3, 2009 doing what she was known for around Binghamton—showing up when she was needed and making strangers feel less alone. She had agreed to fill in at the American Civic Association, where immigrants gathered for English lessons and help navigating a new life. In that classroom, she spoke slowly and clearly, patient and kind, the sort of teacher who believed understanding could be built one careful sente
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