Vanguard Legacy Awardee: Daroneshia Duncan
Founder and Executive Director of Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable Empowering (TAKE)
Years in role: 11
Where: Birmingham, AL
What accomplishment are you most proud of?
The accomplishment that I’m most proud of is being able to open the first Black trans, brick-and-mortar center in Birmingham.
What myths would you like to break in your organization’s work?
Building power takes trust, community organizing, and collectively shared values.
What does it take to build power?
Building power takes trust, community organizing, and collectively shared values.
What is your why?
I’m motivated to do this work because it shouldn’t be hard for anyone to see and accept that trans people are human beings.
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