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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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Sabiyha Prince
Sabiyha Prince
In this intimate conversation with DC social justice advocate Sabiyha Price, we learn her motivations for the work she’s been doing for decades. She recalls being exposed to the struggle for racial equality as a child looking at photographs from Life Magazine, and becoming socially activated. She also recalls being kicked out of her home at the age of 21 and experiencing housing insecurity. Sabiyha also feels strongly about sexism and harassment in the workplace and has stood up against it.
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Miriam Aydoun
“It's never one woman in your path. It's never just one woman. I would say, if there is anybody, I would say it's like the whole feminine energy as a whole.”
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“It's never one woman in your path. It's never just one woman. I would say, if there is anybody, I would say…
Hillary Holley
"When I first saw the film Storming Caesars Palace where Ms. Ruby organized with domestic workers and hotel workers, it was just…
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…
Sabiyha Prince
In this intimate conversation with DC social justice advocate Sabiyha Price, we learn her motivations for the work she’s been doing for…
Jackie Toomer
"I was self employed. But I lost my home to a predatory lender. So I lost my business. And I went down…
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Zillah Wesley
“You're not always in front. Sometimes, community is taking out the trash for somebody else or bringing somebody lunch or just calling…
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…
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…