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Brenda Myers-Powell Memoir: Leaving Breezy Street

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If you or someone you know is victim of sex trafficking, the National Human Trafficking Hotline is available. The number is 888-373-7888. You can also text the word “HELP” to 233733.

Brenda Myers-Powell is the founder of the Dreamcatcher Foundation, which fights to end human trafficking in Chicago, and is the author of the new book Leaving Breezy Street: A Memoir. She joined The 21st to discuss her experiences being sex trafficked, her life as a sex worker and how she's overcome it to help others today.

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Brenda Myers-Powell 

Founder of the Dreamcatcher Foundation which fights to end human trafficking in Chicago and author of the new book Leaving Breezy Street: A Memoir

 

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