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Shalom Gibtsawi
Shalom Gibtsawi
"My mother has taught me what it means to fend for myself..to do what I feel is the best thing for me. We have to stop limiting people…we like to put a hold on folks, especially women, Black women."
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Bisa Welch
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 names — society looks at them as if they are not really people at all. These women learned how to be seen and not heard, to please and not make waves. They are like chameleons, able to blend into any environment."
Maicyn Udani
"The term "Filipino American" hadn't really come clear to me until I started high school. It became clear when the white girls…
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…
Shalom Gibtsawi
"My mother has taught me what it means to fend for myself..to do what I feel is the best thing for me.…
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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…
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…
Serena Grant
"Being a Black girl with big dreams and big expectations in a world that is not designed for that…that has been the…