Anna Johansen Brown is features editor for The World and Everything in It and based in Chicago. A former speech and debate coach, she graduated from the World Journalism Institute in 2018. Follow Anna on Twitter @AnnaJohansen_.
Follow Anna Johansen Brown on Twitter @AnnaJohansen_
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