“I think that says a lot for other kids. And I hope that they can look up to me and see that they don’t need to be an adult to make change or to do important things and to make an impact,' said 10-year-old Pepper Persley.
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“It means the world to me to be a Black girl, able to see these incredible women making their voices heard and making a change in society,” Persley said.There are still new experiences in front of her. She is eager to get beyond Zoom interviews and branch out to face-to-face interviews that are still rare as we come out of the pandemic. Even on Wednesday, Persley will be calling the game with Eagle and Maggette from Fox’s West Los Angeles studios.
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