July 8, 2022 - The Laundromat Project

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The Laundromat Project staff members, led by the Executive Director, Kemi Ilesanmi, interacting with neighbors at the organization’s new storefront in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Credit: Douglas Segars for The New York Times.

A moment of reflection & celebration

July 8, 2022
Kemi Ilesanmi
Spin Cycle

Dear Friends, Some moments demand a deep, belly-filling inhale and a long, audible exhale. Today is one of those moments. For 17 years, here at The LP, we have endeavored to build a national model of POC-centered institution-building and community-oriented…