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Chi T. Mathias

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 do to make sure that I pay that forward? So not only my children, my grandchildren, but all the other mothers that are out there get that same support."

"I feel like because I got the help that I needed as a young mom in her 20s, what more can I…

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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…

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…

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…