Lanier Isom

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“Essentially, all expression has two noble intentions: to try to say what is unsayable and to bear witness to what is.” -Mark Nepo A former educator, publicist and editor, Lanier Isom is an author and journalist living in her hometown, Birmingham, Alabama. She wrote, Grace and Grit: How I Won My Fight at Goodyear and Beyond, the life story of Alabama native Lilly Ledbetter, the namesake of President Obama’s first piece of legislation, The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. The film , based on her book, is now available on Netflix. Isom’s work has been featured in numerous publications, including Al Jazeera , LA Times , Huffington Post , Salvation South and The Bitter Southerner , and

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