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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…

Charlesetta Lee

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 "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

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 "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

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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…

Lindsay Cassella

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"Gabriella was 14 when her pregnant mother passed away, leaving her and her father to raise her newborn sister with their devastation…