Social work major and working mom Teranejah Lucas ’23 explores the politics and power of Black hair in her capstone | News

Written by on March 30, 2023

“As a single parent, first-generation college student, I’m out here defying the odds,” she says. 

Lucas lives in Tacoma with her 6-year-old daughter and is preparing to attend graduate school this fall for social work, with the University of Washington and Seattle University already extending offers. 

Lucas hopes to found and lead a nonprofit that helps children of color discover secret talents through new opportunities. Lucas’s daughter dances at Sound Movement Arts Center—and joined the Franklin . . .



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