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KEEP MY NAME OUT OF YOUR NARRATIVE By Larnez Kinsey

I volunteered my time. I walked away. Six months later, why am I still being pulled into a campaign I left behind? Imagine getting up in the morning, preparing to handle your responsibilities, checking on your family, answering business emails, and planning another day of...

Fair Access Is Not a Favor By Larnez Kinsey

The federal debanking report named nine banking giants. In Westchester, the question is closer to home. Washington has found a new word for an old experience: debanking. Black communities did not need a federal report to understand what happens when a financial institution decides that...
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