Lateefah Simon Professions : Women’s Development Leader Born : January 29, 1977 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Lateefah Simon Many folks have asked me, 'How do you do it and why have you sacrificed so much to do this work?' The answer comes easy. I look at my daughter and find hope in that she is living in a world of struggle, of social and political movement. She and the other five-year-olds will grow up in a more just, more equitable world. She motivates me. Lateefah Simon growing-up daughter struggle I live in a country where we put children in shackles and in concrete cells. Working together, with righteousness and hope, we can create a country that is about reverence and reconciliation, not a world of shackles and concrete cells. Lateefah Simon cells country children I know the streets, I know the system, I know poverty, and I know how it feels to be 15 and not have a safe place to go. Lateefah Simon places-to-go poverty safe
