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I'm Niara & I'm 15. Patricia is my godsister but we tell everyone that we're cousins because it's easier. She's 21, but she's never voted or wanted to vote either. I've known her my whole life, and sometimes she lives with me. Three of my relatives from Puerto Rico are coming to live with me too, because they lost their home in Maria. I think if more people voted, we could start to change things.
I appreciate you hearing my story. I battled with substance abuse for a long time, but by the grace of God I turned my life around 5 years ago. I'm now married with a baby daughter. I can...
I was born in Miami but grew up in Florida's prison system after being tried as an adult at 16. While incarcerated I earned my GED, and I'm now a law student at the University of Miami. H...
I'm a US citizen like everyone in Puerto Rico, but we can't vote in most mainland elections. So, decisions that impact our lives are made by people who don't understand us. That’s not rig...