What is Felicity Huffman’s Definition of a Fair Shot?

Sabra Boyd
Nov 4 · 6 min read
Felicity Huffman, wearing prison uniform. Courtesy of NBCnews.com

Sentenced to fourteen days in prison, Felicity Huffman told the judge that she wanted her daughter to have a “fair shot” at college. As the college admissions scandal investigations progress, I am learning that my definition of “fair shot” and Felicity Huffman’s are worlds apart. I was a homeless teenager without a safe and stable place to sleep until my sophomore year of college after my mother…

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Sabra is a CSEC human trafficking survivor-activist who is seeking an agent for her tragicomic memoir about being born on a Coen Brothers movie. sabragrace.com

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