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Sistahs on the Frontlines: Sequette Clark – A Mother With Purpose — The Sacramento Observer

Sequette Clark has known more than a few dark days, but with sobriety, self-reflection and a sense of purpose, light has returned. “I never expected joy again. I went so long without it that I just didn’t expect it, so now, to have it again, oh, my God, it just radiates from me,” Ms. Clark […]

Source: The Sacramento Observer

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