Martez Files: The Influencer

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Martez Files: The Influencer

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times A closer look at a Birmingham-area activist: Martez Files, When We Fight Files, 29, said his organization, When We Fight—founded this year focuses on policy change and other reforms. “We’re committed to staying in the game when it’s not fun anymore, when it’s not cute, when nobody is interviewing […]

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