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Lauren Poteat is a versatile writer with a strong background in communications and media experience with an additional background in education and development.

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LGBT Love Can Happen Too!

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HIV Preventive Drug Absent in Black Communities

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AFRICA NOW: Sorority Honors Nonprofit for Africa Support

by Lauren M. PoteatJanuary 17, 2018October 31, 2020
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Returning Residents in D.C. Given a Helping Hand

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AFRICA NOW: Israel Tells African Migrants to Leave or Face Jail

by Lauren M. PoteatJanuary 10, 2018October 31, 2020
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Shelter For Abused Women Under Investigation for Health Hazards

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D.C. Law Groups to Hold Forum on Mass Incarceration

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN THE NEWS: County Gears Up for Md. General Assembly

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‘Chocolate City’ Shines Light on D.C. Gentrification

by Lauren M. PoteatJanuary 3, 2018October 31, 2020

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