11-Year-Old Boy Who Launched Kindness 'Challenge' in El Paso Says the Movement 'Overpowers Evil'

Photo: Courtesy Rose Gandarilla But it wasn’t long before the resilient sixth-grader came up with a plan to help him and his community heal. Ruben created the#ElPasoChallengeon Twitter, inviting people to commit to 22 random acts of kindness in honor of each victim who lost their life. “I usually did some things before like holding doors open, giving food to homeless people,” Ruben tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I just thought kindness always overpowers evil.

11-Year-Old Boy Writes Book 'Me and My Afro' to Help Kids 'Love the Way They Are'

Photo: TaylorMade Publishing, Inc “You can’t go outside; kids can’t play with their friends . . . it’s kind of wack,” Aiden tells PEOPLE ahead ofBlack History Month. Me and My Afrofollows all the adventures Aiden and his favorite hairstyle take together, from riding the bus to playing basketball. Aiden says the book gives kids “something to do [at home] — and who doesn’t want to learn about self-love?” Spencer Jaffe, Aiden’s 27-year-old mentor of three years through New York City’s Big Brothers Big Sisters program, encouraged Aiden to writeMe and My Afroand even helped him edit the 26-page book over Zoom.

11-Year-Old Boy's Samsung Tablet Overheats and Burns Into Bed: His 'Life Could Have Been at Risk'

Photo: Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service An 11-year-old England boy woke up Thursday morning to find that his Samsung tablet had overheated and burned through his bed — just inches from where he laid his head, reports say. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service responded to the incident at the family’s Staffordshire home after the boy woke to find his room covered in soot,the BBC reported. The table was connected to a charger when it began to overheat and burned through to the bed spring, according to the outlet.

11-Year-Old Daughter Mourns Mom Who Died Trying to Save Baby Brother During Kidnapping: 'I Love Her So Much'

Brittany Walker-Martie.Photo: twitter Family and friends are mourning the loss ofBrittany Walker-Martie, a 30-year-old mom who tragically died trying to protect her infant son during a kidnapping in Arizona. Walker-Martie succumbed to the injuries she sustained during the abduction of her 10-month-old son Abel Maes in a residential neighborhood on Tuesday night, according to thePeoria Police Department. “She was my mommy,” she said of Walker-Martie. “She was always there for us.

11-Year-Old Daughter of Ex-MLS Player Brad Knighton Killed in Boating Accident

Retired MLS player Brad Knighton’s daughter Olivia, 11, died in a boating accident in South Carolina on Wednesday. Olivia Knighton died in a boating accident in South Carolina.Brad Knighton/Instagram Brad Knighton/Instagram “There are no words to express the depth of our profound grief and sorrow in this moment,” the Knightons wrote. “Our family is still in shock at the sudden and tragic loss of our beautiful and brilliant daughter, Olivia, to an unfortunate boating accident yesterday.