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Girls' Lives Matter: Now is the time to end poverty, stop the 'tampon tax' Breanna and Brooke Bennett View Comments Editor's note: Teenage twin sisters Breanna and Brooke Bennett of Montgomery gave the following keynote address, virtually, at the Youth Summit NYC on June 3. Poverty is a complex issue in the United States. One that is rooted in the brutal history of slavery, lynching, rape, segregation and miseducation. Despite so many obstacles, we are here! When our ancestors acquired land and built wealthy communities, the haters burned them down. This has happened all over America, includ...

Volunteering is good for the soul The Montgomery Advertiser 8 hrs ago Adeyela Albury Bennett © Contributed Adeyela Albury Bennett is the chief executive officer of Women in Training, Inc. April is Global Volunteer Appreciation Month. During my childhood in the Bahamas, no one really talked about volunteering. Everyone simply helped out whenever and wherever she or he could. My mother worked almost round the clock as the first woman photographer for both daily newspapers, the Nassau Guardian and the Daily Tribune. My three older sisters — Odette, Minerva and Omath — an...

The joy and power of developing girls into women The Montgomery Advertiser 2/22/2021 Adeyela Albury Bennett, Special to the Advertiser © Contributed Adeyela Bennett is the CEO of Women In Training, Inc. Lift ev’ry voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring Ring with the harmonies of Liberty Let our rejoicing rise Let it resound loud as the rolling sea It’s Black History Month, and I miss hearing the chorus from Booker T. Washington Magnet High or the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church congregation as they belt out this moving melody, composed by brothers James ...