Zelitra Peterson has tapped into her creativity during a journey in which art, she said, saved her life. (Photo: George W. Tillman Jr./The New Tri-State Defender) By Karanja A. Ajanaku, The New Tri-State Defender At 42, Zelitra Peterson, weighs about 145 pounds after once weighing over 500 pounds and before art “saved my life.” … Continued

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