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Co-Deans of the Academy. The Academy promotes
Top Teens active interest in Science, Technology, En-
Area VI gineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM). Teen Brianna
Black, a Junior at King Drew Medical Magnet High

School, is on the Principal’s Honor Roll. She currently
serves as the President of Top Teens of America, Ingle-
Inglewood Chapter of Top Ladies of Distinc- wood Chapter, as well as Vice President of the Girl
Scouts of America, Greater Los Angeles Troop #4415.
tion, Inc. is so proud of Top Teen Jayda Crawford, a Teen Brianna is an active member of the Mount Zion
young entrepreneur and Teen Briana Black who was a Missionary Baptist Church, under the leadership of Dr.
participant of the Vivian Coe Richards Top Teens of E.V. Hill, II and serves in various ministries. She loves
America Leadership Academy. Teen Jayda Crawford to sing in the youth church choir and is on the Usher
Jayda Crawford, was a winner in the 2016 David A. Board. Since one of Teen Brianna’s passions is dance,
Broome Summer Business Institute held at USC in Los she is a part of the Mount Zion Praise Dance Ministry.
Angeles. The Institute’s goal is the development of
young CEO’s. Los Angeles County High school stu- Teen Brianna plans to attend college and aspires to Ma-
jor in Psychology and Minor in Dance.
dents submitted essays and after interviews, eighty –
four were selected by a panel of judges. The students

competed in teams to design, produce and market a
product; fifty-three students completed the nine-week

program. Teen Jayda’s team, “Six – Sync”, designed a
“ClimaCoat”, which senses surrounding climate condi-

tions, then changes the inside temperature for the com-
fort of the wearer. Each team had to make an “Elevator

Pitch” to the judges. Teen Jayda’s team successfully
convinced them to invest in the ClimaCoat, winning

the competition. Each team member received a laptop
computer. This fall, the team will produce the Clima-

Coat for sale. The Culmination Ceremony was held Au-
gust 13, 2016, at the Salvapori Computer Science Cen-

ter at USC. Congratulations to Teen Jayda, a young up-
coming entrepreneur!

Teen Jayda, a sophomore at Culver City High School, is Top Teen Jayda Crawford (third from left) with herTeam Six –
the 2nd Vice President of Top Teens Inglewood Chap- Sync, making their “Elevator Pitch”.
ter, and is active in school and the Youth Ministry at

her church. She is the daughter of Lady Hope Hamp-
ton – Crawford, Corresponding Secretary of TLOD

Inglewood Chapter and Lord Jerol Crawford. Lady
Crawford also holds the positions of the Chapter and

Area VI Senior Citizens Chair.

Top Teen Brianna Black
attended the Vivian Coe
Richards TTA Leadership
Academy at NASA in
Houston, Texas. TLOD
implemented the Leader-
ship Academy in June
2003 in the name of Lady
Vivian Coe Richard. Lady
Anna Kirksey and Lady
Carmen A. Kirksey are