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Shantell Rene Jackson

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My work is done remotely, at home and online, in Spokane, just south of the downtown area. I grew up in Buffalo, New York, as an only child to a single parent. The community that I grew up in adhered to the belief that, “It takes a village to raise a family.” My mom did a phenomenal job raising me as a single mom, though I was fortunate to also have had many fictive and non-fictive kin who invested in me as a child with great positive influence. My grandmother allowed for curiosity and creativity and my aunts invested in my talents and skills.

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My work is done remotely, at home and online, in Spokane, just south of the downtown area. I grew up in Buffalo, New York, as an only child to a single parent. The community that I grew up in adhered to the belief that, “It takes a village to raise a family.” My mom did a phenomenal job raising me as a single mom, though I was fortunate to also have had many fictive and non-fictive kin who invested in me as a child with great positive influence. My grandmother allowed for curiosity and creativity and my aunts invested in my talents and skills.

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