Hilary Beckles Quotes

Pushing ahead with a self-emancipatory agenda is critical, but we must do so fully conscious of this broader context of our development efforts.

Hilary Beckles

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• Pushing ahead with a self-emancipatory agenda is critical, but we must do so fully conscious of this broader context of our development efforts.

  

  Hilary Beckles
  • Effort
  • Development
  • Realize