Brittany Lynch “I’m very much so an advocate of speaking your truth”Jobi Adams “I don’t really consider myself a leader. I’m just doing the work.”Shawntera Hardy “I think we are in this situation where all hands need to be on deck if we really, truly have that goal of improving black lives and actually making them matter.”Jason Sole “You might see me, but there’s a whole lot of people that stand behind me.”Chaun Webster ” I manifest my politics in my art.”Lena Gardner “I’m just paying it forward, and I’m just continuing the legacy in the shadows of my ancestors.”
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