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“To truly get a sense of another’s Essence, one must do their genuine best to envision from Whence they came.” – Seneca
Beating the odds after seeing many friends and relatives succumb to the harsh realities of gang life, as well as drug and alcohol addiction, Crystal came to Lawrence to attend o u n d e r s t a n d C r y s t a l The University of Kansas and fulfill Swearingen’s driving pas- a lifelong dream of being a journalsions - reversing decades ist. of poverty within her lineage, while striving to create Gen- What Swearingen did not plan on erational Wealth for those she holds was Life throwing down the inevidear, in addition to consciously table fork in the road. Pregnant at seeking to strategically Empower twenty-one, working two and three Women at every turn - requires go- jobs (even starting her own child ing deeper into the psyche of this daycare out of her home to help Wichita-born, Lawrence-bred dy- make ends meet), and attending school full-time, she married and namo.
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