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Lindsay Cassella
"Gabriella was 14 when her pregnant mother passed away, leaving her and her father to raise her newborn sister with their devastation…
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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…
Eshe Shukura
"I loved guaranteed income. But I often was like, I don't want it to feel like dignified welfare, I think it is…
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…