Shanequa Levin, is the founder of Women’s Diversity Network

She had two children — ages 4 and 8 at the time — and had just moved to the town in 2003. She had her first child at 19 years old and left college to take care of him. Having grown up in Glen Cove with parents who were addicted to drugs, she still felt a tinge of shame about her family history and how it affected her. She was quiet and insecure, unsure where life would lead her next.

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