Maya Brown
@mayaabrown10
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Coach Jackie Atkins has turned a boxing gym into a safe haven for over 400 underserved kids in New Jersey.
For NBCU Academy’s #Storytellers , Maya Brown reports on the Give a Kid a Dream (@NJGAKAD) program: nbcuacademy.com/boxing-gym-kid…
.Healthy Roots Dolls and Beautiful Curly Me are teaching girls of color to love their natural hair. Loved this inspiring piece by NBCU Academy. Learn more about these amazing companies: tinyurl.com/yf2d2m35 via Maya Brown in #Inclusion #IWorkForComcast
Read my latest as a Storyteller:
How Chalk Artists Are Drawing the Line at Street Harassment nbcuacademy.com/street-harassm… via NBCU Academy
More than 80% of women have experienced sexual harassment. For NBCU Academy's #Storytellers , Maya Brown reports on how Catcalls of NYC uses chalk art to raise awareness of street harassment: nbcuacademy.com/street-harassm…
Black and brown girls can now play with “curlfriends”! For @nbcuacademy’s #Storytellers , Maya Brown shows how @rootsdolls & Beautiful Curly Me are helping girls see their own natural hair as a superpower, rather than a challenge: nbcuacademy.com/natural-hair-d…
I've started as a production assistant at NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt! 🦚
Nightly's service and ingenuity in the world of broadcast news embodies why I chose a career in journalism. Thankful and honored to learn from and contribute to this powerhouse team!
So excited to share my first package with NBCUAcademy on the most adorable story about Healthy Roots Dolls! 4 in 10 girls don't love their curls. Since 2019, one young Black woman has been teaching girls of color to love their natural hair - one doll at a time.
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For generations, Black and brown girls didn’t have dolls that matched their own hair textures and skin tones. Now they do.
For @nbcuacademy’s #Storytellers , Maya Brown reports on how @rootsdolls & Beautiful Curly Me are expanding representation in toys: nbcuacademy.com/natural-hair-d…
Over 5 million children in the US have experienced parental incarceration in their lifetime. The nonprofit @we_gotusnow is making sure these children have a voice. Maya Brown explains, for NBCU Academy's #Storytellers : nbcuacademy.com/children-of-in…
The youth-led organization @we_gotusnow is reuniting families and changing policy on mass incarceration. Read Maya Brown's report for NBCU Academy's #Storytellers : nbcuacademy.com/children-of-in… #WeGotUsNow
Read my latest with NBCU Academy:
The youth-led organization We Got Us Now is reuniting families and changing policy on mass incarceration.
Bringing Parental Incarceration Out of the Shadows nbcuacademy.com/children-of-in…
Over 5 million children in the US have experienced parental incarceration in their lifetime, per KIDS COUNT.
@we_gotusnow is making sure these children have a voice. Maya Brown explains, for NBCU Academy's #Storytellers : nbcuacademy.com/children-of-in…
Did you know that researchers have found a link between hair relaxers and #cancer ? @mystylematters teaches women the importance of nontoxic beauty products. Read @mayabrownreports’s article: nbcuacademy.com/cancer-in-blac… #beautytips #cancer preventionmonth #storytellers