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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."

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 biggest thing, being able to push past that."

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.”

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.

“It's never one woman in your path. It's never just one woman. I would say, if there is anybody, I would say…

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…

Eduardo Rossal

"When I was a yay-high in Guatemala, young and all, I would be up early in the morning heading to work with…

Anthony Paculan

"Though there were many mediums I could’ve chosen to convey this, I thought the lyricism of poetry would best reflect the cyclicality…

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…

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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