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Elissa Yancey
Monday, September 16, 2019
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Elissa Yancey, former Soapbox managing editor and co-founder of nonprofits
WordPlay Cincy
and
A Picture's Worth
, is a longtime Cincinnati journalist and educator with a passion for building community through story.
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