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Woman leaves job as lawyer to help African American girls in Wendell
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Nearly four years ago, Angelicia Simmons quit her job as a lawyer to open the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute of Advocacy and Social Awareness.
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