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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…
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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…
Jackie Toomer
"I was self employed. But I lost my home to a predatory lender. So I lost my business. And I went down…
Bisa Welch
"This collection of stories is from sex workers, a group society too often deems does not fit. These women typically aren’t given…