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Leslie Herod: “Here’s who I am.”
Leslie Herod: “Here’s who I am.”
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Jun 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Welcome to The Brown Girls Guide to Politics -- the one stop shop for women of color who want to hear and talk about the world of politics. On this episode, Host A’shanti Gholar talks to Representative Leslie Herod, the first LGBTQ+ person to be elected to state office in Colorado. They talk about starting out in student government, criminal justice reform, and encouraging more LGBTQ+ people to run for office.
Released:
Jun 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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