“A lot of these girls have dealt with teenage prostitution. They’ve dealt with being raped. They’ve been raped at parties, raped by family members. Some of them just didn’t have fathers in the home,” Good carefully explained.
Really, the biggest thing is just teaching them that they are capable of any and every thing despite their circumstances, that the things that they’ve been through are actually their testimony.”
Good said it’s important for young girls, especially young girls of color, to build supportive and trustworthy relationships with one another. As Good picked the friends in her life, she chose people who are like-minded and possess a good moral compass.
“Choose carefully,” Good said about making friends, “and if that person is going in a way that you don’t want to see your life go, ultimately, you can still love them. You can still be friends from a distance. You can still communicate with them but that doesn’t mean you have to hang out with them or spend all of your time with them or do the same things that they’re doing… be a leader. Don’t be led.”
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