“This is a very important lesson for those who propagate such narrow minded universally accepted inaccuracies about poverty.”

— Manuel Rivera-Ortiz

Buffalo Rising interview (2007)
Context: Maybe by doing this work and putting my name on the front line, like a science project, will also afford me the opportunity to embarked into a very special opportunity to show that growing up poor doesn't have to mean being unworthy or forgettable. This is a very important lesson for those who propagate such narrow minded universally accepted inaccuracies about poverty.

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