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New Book Addresses Alarming Rate Of Early Puberty Among Black Girls
22-Year-Old Becomes
Dallas, TX — In the new book, Understanding My Daughter’s Brown Body, A Mom’s Guide to Rais- ing Body-Confident Black Girls, award-winning author, teen expert and Ur- banGirlz.org founder, Trenette Wilson helps par- ents deal with the onset of early puberty, examines why Black girls begin puberty nine months to one year earlier than other races of girls and explores the physical, emo- tional and mental challenges brown girls face as a result.
“Puberty is the corner- stone of reproductive health, yet in a joint study, girls admit to being disappointed by the information they re- ceived from their mothers about puberty; therefore, teens felt unprepared, while moms felt ill equipped to fully help their daughters,” states Wilson citing a study con- ducted by Columbia Univer- sity’s Mailman School of
Nanoscientist
TRENETTE WILSON
Public Health and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
“The early maturation for some Black girls, beginning as early as six years old, puts them at risks of being per- ceived as older than they are, disciplined and punished more harshly than their peers
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and susceptible to sexual abuse and exploitation,” con- tinued Wilson.
Her goal is to inform par- ents about the health chal- lenges and physical risks unique to brown bodies and to equip them with the tools to navigate their daughters development.
GINAI SEABRON
encouraged her daughter. “Pray with her, tell her she can make it, never give up. That wasn’t an option for
her,” Sherita said. Seabron will be taking a
year to intern at Virginia Tech before she goes back to school.
The 1st Black Female
Seabron just made history as the first black woman to become a nanosci-
entist in the state of Virginia. Seabron, 22, was pleas- antly surprised when she dis- covered that she was the first black woman to graduate with a Bachelor of Science from Virginia Tech’s nanoscience program, and spoke with NBC 12 about how she verified the
news.
“We talked to the depart-
ment head and he looked it up and confirmed it,” said Seabron.
She was also featured on her school’s social media plat- forms, giving students advice.
Seabron’s mom, Sherita, also shared how she
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In Virginia
Teen CEO Debuts New Plant-Based Skincare Product Line, Production Facility
A Traffic Violation Says She
Pregnant Woman Arrested For
Was Beaten While Shackled
By Jacksonville Sheriff
Zandra Cunningham,
the 18-year old founder of Zandra, an award-winning plant-based artisan skincare product range for teenage skin, has started a nation- wide launch of her new brand of women’s face care products called ‘Zandra 18’.
The launch event took place on Saturday, July 7, in Buffalo, New York.
The launch into women’s face care marks an important step for the once all teen brand. Zandra 18 represents a fresh take on the brand’s ‘No icky stuff!’ natural plant- based philosophy by starting with a Make-up Remover complete with her signature fresh scent and quality blends.
Perfect for all skin-types, the make-up remover will in- troduce new customers to an effective cosmetic staple that delivers deeply cleansed skin and natural nourishment.
The full range, which will be made available in stores across the USA by Fall 2018, will include a Herbal Clay
Zandra Cunningham, 18- year-old founder of Zandra Beauty.
Clarifying Bar, Toner for skin repair and normalizing the skin after cleansing, a Scrub Mask for an exfoliating and smoothing facial detox, and a light moisturizing Finishing Oil that works perfectly under make-up.
All products are made from organic and natural in- gredients and never tested on animals.
CEO and founder, Zan- dra Cunningham is also
an accomplished girl’s rights advocate, inspirational speaker, and philanthropist. She leads a number of initia- tives that support the Zandra philosophy to educate and empower girls on the move through advocacy, commu- nity-building, and inspired leadership.
Having started when she was just 9-years-old, Cun- ningham handcrafted her own skincare as a result of her dad’s refusal to buy her beloved lip balm. With the assistance of her family, she started her business a few days shy of her 10th birth- day.
Today, Cunningham operates her skincare and beauty line from Buffalo, NY where she manufactures 40 natural skincare products as an alternative to commercial products with icky unhealthy ingredients. Her popular teen skincare range will still be available at Walmart, Paper Mart and other retail- ers in 200 stores across the nation.
A woman who was ar- rested for a minor traffic vio- lation said she was brutally assaulted by a rookie Jack- sonville Sheriff’s Office Cor- rection Officer.
Kirenda Welch was on her way home from her son’s basketball game with her two sons in the car when she was stopped and cited for driving with a suspended license. Welch was arrested for the violation on June 29 and taken into custody. She de- nied knowing that her license was suspended at the time of her arrest.
Welch said her troubles began when the 21-year-old newly appointed Officer Catherine Thompson, began to pat her down.
“And this is where hell started,” she said.
Welch said she and the officer had words over the pat down.
“From that point on we went back and forth all night,” Welch said.
Welch, who is pregnant, complained about the jail at- tire she was forced to put on, saying that the pants she was given gave her an allergic re- action and that Thompson
Pictured left to right: Kirenda Welch with her lawyer, Benjamin Crump.
was reluctant to give her a new uniform.
“I said to her, ‘You’re one of those cops. You give cops a bad name,”recalled Welch.
Welch’s attitude got her placed in a four-point re- straint, with her hands in handcuffs, tethered to leg shackles and a chain, ex- plained JSO Undersheriff Pat Ivey who believes that Welch said something to in- furiated the officer.
“By the time I could ask her to loosen up those shack- les, she punched me dead in my forehead, closed fist,” al- leges Welch of Thomp- son’s behavior.
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