Girls' Lives Matter: Now is the time to end poverty, stop the 'tampon tax'
Breanna and Brooke Bennett
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Editor's note: Teenage twin sisters Breanna and Brooke Bennett of Montgomery gave the following keynote address, virtually, at the Youth Summit NYC on June 3.
Poverty is a complex issue in the United States. One that is rooted in the brutal history of slavery, lynching, rape, segregation and miseducation.
Despite so many obstacles, we are here!
When our ancestors acquired land and built wealthy communities, the haters burned them down. This has happened all over America, including Black Wall Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Rosewood, Florida; Charleston, South Carolina; and New Orleans, Louisiana.