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Since 2003, Empower DC has advanced racial, economic and environmental justice by investing in the leadership and organized political power of DC’s lowest income residents and communities.
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Zillah Wesley
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“You're not always in front. Sometimes, community is taking out the trash for somebody else or bringing somebody lunch or just calling…
Venorica Tucker
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Venorica shares how the pandemic created and exacerbated insecurity for food workers. “We don't have some people who were finally buying a…
Sabiyha Prince
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In this intimate conversation with DC social justice advocate Sabiyha Price, we learn her motivations for the work she’s been doing for…