On September 5th of 1994, an 8th-grade student named Branden Brooks nervously raised his hand during the Q&A session of a presentation by then-Senator Joe Biden. After the event, having noticed the teenager’s stutter as he asked his question, Biden pulled him to one side:
“Sen…
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