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Did you know? 💡 What started out as a meetup group has blossomed into a full organization was founded on these key principles? In a time where everything is categorized, defined, or limited to identifying information like what music you listen to, where you’re from, or what activities you enjoy, we decided to do the opposite because we understand that those characteristics can be linked to socioeconomic background and other systemic factors that keep so many of us out. We knew the consequence of not explicitly stating that our offerings are truly for all meant losing large portions of Black people that are looking for community and needing the critical resources that we’ve been told are only “for” those of us who for certain molds. Were asked often if older folks are represented amongst our online community to which we say an emphatic YES and even better, they show up for us at events and volunteer opportunities. That’s when we also let them know how valuable their presence woul...

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