EXPLORE ATLANTA STORIES
A historic hub of the civil rights movement, Atlanta has served as the launching point for the Our Stories, Our Justice Campaign. Together with our partners, we have reached out to women and families and communities.
The inaugural event Telling Our Stories: Black Women’s Leadership Legacies was co-hosted by The GRO Fund, the Tender Foundation, Black Feminist Future and Represent GA, with support from WRFG.
Chi T. Mathias
Chi T. Mathias
"I feel like because I got the help that I needed as a young mom in her 20s, what more can I do to make sure that I pay that forward? So not only my children, my grandchildren, but all the other mothers that are out there get that same support."
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Eshe Shukura
Eshe Shukura
"I loved guaranteed income. But I often was like, I don't want it to feel like dignified welfare, I think it is more radical to think about it as something that people are owed, that people you know, deserve. That it should have been happening for years."
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Jackie Toomer
Jackie Toomer
"I was self employed. But I lost my home to a predatory lender. So I lost my business. And I went down to zero."
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Maria Soto
"The people like Ruby Duncan who are actively trying to expand [welfare], they're literally looking the beast in the mouth and being…
Dr. Erica Holloman-Hill
"I am very intentional with the gift that God has given me in terms of being a thread to connect the pieces…
Michelle Lockhart
"Resilience, and grace, no matter what you're going through, keep your head up. Fight fair, no matter what you're dealing with- fight…
Jackie Toomer
"I was self employed. But I lost my home to a predatory lender. So I lost my business. And I went down…
Eshe Shukura
"I loved guaranteed income. But I often was like, I don't want it to feel like dignified welfare, I think it is…
Charlesetta Lee
"Being raised in the welfare system is generational. It's almost like a generational curse. Because it's a hamster wheel. You're trying to…
Wula Dawson
"That very false narrative of Black folks having mink coats and sitting on welfare rolls, I mean, it's so irrational, because there's…
Chi T. Mathias
"I feel like because I got the help that I needed as a young mom in her 20s, what more can I…