# @lakidsrights on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMqE0wevJno
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32773650-lakidsrights-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-28T16:01:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Louisiana Center for Children's Rights (@LAKidsRights) — https://gondola.cc/LAKidsRights

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🎉 BIG NEWS 🎉⁠
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We’re thrilled to celebrate our Executive Director, Kristen Rome, for being named one of Gambit’s 2025 40 Under 40—honoring trailblazers shaping the future of New Orleans.⁠
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A fierce advocate for youth justice, Kristen has dedicated her life to dismantling the prison-industrial complex, expanding restorative justice, and building community-based alternatives to incarceration. Her work as a birth doula and youth defender reflects a powerful vision: that justice starts with care, from birth to beyond.⁠
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Here at the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights, she leads with heart, strategy, and a commitment to Black liberation and transformative systemic change.⁠
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This recognition is a testament to the power of values-driven leadership in the fight for a better world for our kids. 💛⁠
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* * * DROP A 💐TO GIVE HER FLOWERS! * * *⁠
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-⁠ Read the issue at the link in our bio⁠
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#40under40 #nola #blackwomenlead #restorativejustice #birthworker #reproductiverights #nolanewsgram

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40under40, reproductiverights, nolanewsgram, nola, birthworker, restorativejustice, blackwomenlead

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