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By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated April 15, 2025
This story appears in the May/June 2025 issue of ESSENCE, on newsstands April 24.
I’m feeling hopeful,” Brandan “BMike” Odums tells me during our brief but impactful phone call—38 minutes and 45 seconds, to be exact. His optimism threads throughout our
Author: Kimberly Wilson
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