Love at First Sight: Positive Affirmations for Young Girls of Color

What is BEAUTY? Why is beauty so difficult to define? I mean with constant visuals of flawless waif-like female images portrayed in pop culture, it's no wonder why many girls and women of color look in the mirror and see ugly or worse start to self-hate.

Chantal S. Grayson wrote Love at First Sight: Positive Affirmations for Young Girls of Color, as a "call to action" book that affirms to young girls everywhere that it is okay to be self-aware and love ones' authentic inner and outward idiosyncrasies. I'am beautiful is my mantra.

Although, the bullying epidemic is often talked about in a peer-to-peer context, (cyber, in school, or clubs) bullying is also an internal struggle many young girls face every day as they develop and start to define who they are.

Having worked with thousands of young girls of color in the inner city, Chantal is regarded as on of the most influential African America woman, in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area. Since high school, she has received countless awards and accolades for her foresight and leadership work in underserved neighborhoods. Let's work together to improve the overall quality of life for young girls and women of color.

"Life on Purpose"Chantal S. Grayson has a master's degree in Education with an emphasis on technology from California State University Dominguez Hills, a Bachelor of Art degree in Linguistics from the University of California Santa Barbara, and a California Teaching Credential in Foreign Language, Cross Cultural Development and Introductory English. Aside from education Chantal Grayson is an avid equal housing opportunity supporter. She holds a valid California Department of Real Estate Broker's License. She is the Executive Director and co--‐founder of Information, Technology, and Literacy Foundation- a 501 c3 nonprofit voice for literacy in South Los Angeles. She is bilingual fluent French and a world traveler. Early days- Chantal attend Hawthorne High School. High school brought Chantal many accolades in academics, student government, sports, cross-country and track, and field and leadership. Her junior year Chantal was honored by The Los Angeles Times for her leadership and community activism by Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 was the 1st elected black congresswoman and 1972 was the 1st African American woman to run for President of the United States of America. Her senior year she was the recipient of a scholarship to Pepperdine University, Malibu campus to study leadership from the CEO of several Fortune 500 companies and end her senior year with acceptance letters to several top universities. Chantal S. Grayson, BA, MA, GRI, member of Black Business Chamber of Commerce, Stellar Award Winner, City of Los Angeles Commendations, and humanitarian.