By Ashley Simpson — 2021
The founder of Black Girls Breathing set a goal to hit by 2025, here’s how she’s going to do it.
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CLEAR ALL
There is no “one size fits all” language when it comes to talking about race.
“Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.” ~ Bruce Lee The premise of his philosophy was efficiency—complete and utter efficiency of the soul.
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