SINGLE MOTHER PERSEVERES TO EARN LAW DEGREE

WICHITA, Kan. — Latina Alston is not yet 30. She has three children out of wedlock with three fathers, two of whom have not helped much with the kids. She raised the children in poverty all their lives.

That's about to change . . .

Earlier this month, as Sedgwick County, Kan.'s newest assistant public defender, she helped clear a Wichita, Kan., man of charges that could have put him in prison for years. He was innocent, she said.

Eight days before Christmas, she closed on a house that she will move into with her children - and her mother.

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You can also read about Latina at the blog Womanist Musings.

Latina's example counters the negative stereotypes about single mothers. I know people say, "not all single mothers can do this," in an effort to explain why some other mothers aren't doing as well as Latina. And I agree. Sorta. What I would say is that all single mothers can't do this on someone else's schedule. But give them the time and the support, and just see what they can do!