Episode 10: UPROSE

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Feb 3, 202000:12:37News & Politics

In this episode of Let’s Be Real, we speak with Elizabeth Yeampierre, executive director of UPROSE. Founded in 1966, UPROSE is Brooklyn’s oldest Latinx community-based organization and has been deeply involved in the cli...

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