By Gwen McKinney This commentary is part of Unerased | Black Women Speak’s December exploration Claiming Our Space: Preserving Our Future. Today I live on the outskirts of the nation’s capital, about 15 miles south of the city center, in Prince George’s County, MD– a place of manicured lawns and open green space, considered the…
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