COLUMBIA — The sight of women being bought and sold against their will, the pain associated with the underground street economy and the jaws of addiction that devastate inner-city communities are among the experiences that Lateefah Simon has encountered during her 17 years of working as an activist in the San Francisco area.
Activist Lateefah Simon delivers Women's History Month keynote address
Monday, March 12, 2012 | 11:13 p.m. CDT;
updated 8:41 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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