Hello everyone! I’m a King/Drew alumna, and the former secretary of WLP. This fall, I will begin my second year at El Camino College, majoring in business. After completing my prerequisites at El Camino, I plan to transfer to Cal State Dominguez Hills to receive my bachelor’s degree in finance, as I aspire to be a financial consultant or an investment banker.
The Women’s Leadership Project has been pivotal not only to my educational journey, but also to my personal growth. It has educated me on social injustice issues faced by Black women and girls in Los Angeles that are often underrepresented in mainstream media. With this knowledge, I have become more aware of the issues around me and have been actively informing others. This includes those directly affected by these issues and those in positions of power who can address and make change like council members in CD8.
WLP and I have marched to a council member’s office, spoken publicly in front of their office about these issues, presented stories of our wrongfully fallen sisters and victims of sexual violence, and proposed demands to reduce these rates. Over the past two years with WLP, I have written articles, spoken on the KPFK Rebel Alliance news channel, participated in rallies, educated, mentored, and engaged in numerous other activities. I am extremely grateful for the education, resources, and support that the Women’s Leadership Project has provided me and I would like to sincerely thank the Lorraine Hansberry Scholarship for supporting me in achieving my current goals and future endeavors.
