(Melinda Oliver, showing her mother her acceptance letter to DePaul University College of Law, in a tweet that has since gone viral. Oliver’s video has been watched almost 15 million times, and she’s received generous offers of support from lawyers across the country. Thus far, lawyers have offered to pay for several semesters of books, her airfare to school, as well as her rent.)
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