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B.A. fam, we have another how to throw back for you. Of course we do. All month, we're looking back at some of our favorite episodes from days past. From memorable guests to unforgettable moments, there's still so much to learn from the B-A- Vault.

Take a listen, will ya?

Hey, B-A-Fam, it's Mandy, and I am back with another episode of Brown Ambition.

I am so excited to introduce you guys to today's guest.

Her name is Kimberly Atkins Store.

She's a senior opinion writer and columnist

for the Boston Globe.

She is the inaugural columnist for the

Emancipator, which is a joint independent anti-racist multimedia project from

Globe Opinion and the Boston University Center for Anti-Racist Research, which I am so glad that that is even a thing that exists.

And the author of the Emancipator's new newsletter called Unbound.

Now, Kimberly is one of my most illustrious guests yet y'all so I'm going to continue with her

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