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She was also asked during her interview with Essence GU about how she sees her grandfather’s vision connecting to her experience as a first-time voter.
“Unfortunately, the reality is he would be disappointed in, I think, the world that I and my generation have inherited, but I think also he would be very proud to see that we have a youth that is very, very vocal.”
“I feel like we are a force not to be reckoned with,” she added.
