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Joyce Beatty: “We want to be able to say we made a difference.”

On the recordOctober 16, 2019
We want to be able to say we made a difference.
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Joyce Beatty
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Expressing the goal of making a positive impact in diversity and inclusion efforts.

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