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Maria Soto
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"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
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"I am very intentional with the gift that God has given me in terms of being a thread to connect the pieces…
Amani Seay
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"We still have a long way to go in truly valuing how all women show up, in all facets of work and…
Mary Black-Wright
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"There’s always room for growth… When people say, oh I remember the good old days, I don’t remember that. I remember, don’t…
Eshe Shukura
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"I loved guaranteed income. But I often was like, I don't want it to feel like dignified welfare, I think it is…
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Chi T. Mathias
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"I feel like because I got the help that I needed as a young mom in her 20s, what more can I…
Zillah Wesley
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Zillah Wesley is a DC Native and one of the chairs of the DC Poor People's Campaign, National Call for More Revival.…
Serena Grant
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"Being a Black girl with big dreams and big expectations in a world that is not designed for that…that has been the…