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Tiawana Brown shares her story of going from poverty to Charlotte City Council

July 18, 2024

Tiawana Brown (Leading with Conviction™ 2020) spoke recently at the 2024 Wild Goose Festival in Harmony, NC, on a panel entitled “Ending Mass Incarceration: Why People of Faith Should Care and What They Can Do About It.” Brown is the first formerly incarcerated person to be elected to the Charlotte City Council.

The panel also included formerly incarcerated leader Cedric Dean; Salisbury, NC, City Council member Anthony Smith; and was hosted/moderated by JustLeadershipUSA Director of Communications Stephen Knight.

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