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Felecia Tiney

During my adolescent years, I was forced to make sacrifices to prioritize the attention required to care for my family.…

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Demetrius Porter

When the COVID-19 pandemic created employment and housing challenges for Demetrius, a former teacher and media producer from Chicago’s West…

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Desiree Morris

When the pandemic hit, Desiree was enrolled at another school, where she was taking mostly virtual classes. It wasn’t a…

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Erik Zetina

21-year-old Erik Zetina has always enjoyed crime shows. So, after graduating from Carl Schurz High School in 2018, he decided…

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