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That Industry Expects You To Prove Yourself Over And Over Again. Do I Stay Doing This, Or Do I Raise My Daughter And Live Surrounded By People Who Love Me? Wasn't Even Really A Choice.

Having Zoe Saved My Life. It Was My Wake-up Call. There Were So Many Things I Didn't Want To Pass On To Her.

I Felt Devalued And Disrespected. The Energy Behind It Felt Disingenuous And Motivated By Corporate Profit.

A Group Of Us Started A Community Center In Santa Monica. We've Tried Different Programs, And Three Have Worked Really Well. A Poetry Group. Once A Week We Visit Venice High And Talk To Girls At Risk.

My Mother, Brave Woman, Lost Her Whole Family When She Decided To Marry A Black Man In The 60s. When The Marriage Fell Apart, She Had To Come Back To Her Family.