In this episode, Dr. Andrea Baldwin and Jenaya Amore, chat with our guest Alyssha Dairsow, co-founder and executive director of CurlyMe! Ms, Dairsow has engaged with the Utah community since she moved there over 10 years ago. She focuses on young Black girls ages five to 14, at Curly Me! and provides mentoring and hosts events that help children of color embrace their best selves. From book clubs to panels to hangouts, she’s building a village around an underrepresented community and empowering them to embrace their uniqueness.Ms. Dairsow works to provide a platform where the voices in her community are heard, including her own. “Things will not change if I, or anyone else, stays silent,” she says, and laying the foundation for the future of the young Black girls in her community is what she believes will change Utah for the better. I decided to be a reliable resource for parents and Black girls because I noticed there weren’t many fun and reliable resources for our girls, says Ms. Dairsow, describing where the idea for the nonprofit started. I am confident Curly Me! will continue to grow into bigger and better events and outreach that will cross state lines and country borders.Curly Me! continues to hold their quarterly flagship events and is growing their programs as we speak. 

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IG: curlymeslc

FB: Curly Me SLC

Website: www.curlyme.org

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