Rubynell Walker-Barbee was a campus food service manager at Morehouse College, although she often saw her role as something more of a counselor and mentor.
“As a parent, you can see the need that they had, so it was easy to draw them in to see what they needed,” Walker-Barbee said.
Being there for students was rewarding – even if their stagnant wages were not.
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