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Jul 2023
48m 20s

Revolutionary Love costs you something.

Ismatu Gwendolyn
About this episode

notes on refusing to charge for client services.

Cited: In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love by Joy James | Oshun’s Flight

Cliff notes: stop asking me to settle for manna when the opportunity for community arises.



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