“A racist system can't be reformed. You have to transform it.”

— Florynce Kennedy

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About Florynce Kennedy

Activist • American

Florynce 'Flo' Kennedy was a pioneering American lawyer, activist, and a leading feminist of the second wave. After becoming one of the first Black women to graduate from Columbia Law School, she fought against racism...

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