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Coyijocalyeea Grimes is an emerging youth leader from Manchester, NH. Coyijocalyeea grew up in the system and has dealt with systemic racism from a very young age. These tough experiences have taught her to be strong, resilient and compassionate. She hopes to use her lived experience to spread love and support other Black women and girls who are navigating challenging life circumstances. Coyijocalyeea is part of the AFSC NH Voter Engagement leadership team, working to engage new voters in Manchester and Concord who are young adults from historically marginalized communities, particularly Mental health with the BIPOC LGBTQ community , immigrant, low-income and formerly incarcerated by focusing on the issues that are important to them and the importance of voting as a tool for much-needed change.