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A young woman with curly brown hair wearing a white tank top, standing in a park with city skyscrapers in the background.

A young woman with curly brown hair wearing a white tank top, standing in a park with city skyscrapers in the background.

a 15-year-old from New York City with a rich tapestry of African American, Native American, and Latina ancestry. She had skin the color of caramel and eyes that sparkled like the stars above the skyscrapers she called home. Her hair was a wild halo of kinks and curls, a natural crown that framed her heart-shaped face. Despite her youthfulness, there was an air of sophistication about her, a maturity that seemed to whisper of the concrete jungle she had grown up in. Her posture was straight, her gaze unflinching, and her smile, when it came, was as warm and genuine as a summer's day in Central Park. See more