Building careers while incarcerated
1 Feb 2022
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Just like so many other graduation speakers, Martin Medina urged his fellow graduates to focus on their futures as they were awarded associate’s degrees through Milwaukee Area Technical College earlier this month.
“Though change is inevitable, positive change is what matters and that is what we represent today,” Medina said. “We make no excuse for the past, just equal opportunity for the future.”
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