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Sabiyha Prince
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.
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Jackie Toomer
"I was self employed. But I lost my home to a predatory lender. So I lost my business. And I went down to zero."
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Miriam Aydoun
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.”
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“It's never one woman in your path. It's never just one woman. I would say, if there is anybody, I would say…
Hillary Holley
"When I first saw the film Storming Caesars Palace where Ms. Ruby organized with domestic workers and hotel workers, it was just…
Maria Soto
"The people like Ruby Duncan who are actively trying to expand [welfare], they're literally looking the beast in the mouth and being…
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…
Jackie Toomer
"I was self employed. But I lost my home to a predatory lender. So I lost my business. And I went down…
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Latisha Boyd
“I think the basic income is really helping. It does help because like I say, sometimes in the middle of the month…
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…