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Laila Edwards has joined a special and necessary sorority. And no, it doesn’t involve pink and green, or crimson and cream (but oo-oop to all of my sorors anyway). At just 19, she’s now a part of the “first” club.
The University of Wisconsin junior, who wears the title of “first” proudly, is holding down her place in history as the first Black woman
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