Ja’Cayla      Age: 14  

Ja’Cayla is a sociable teen who enjoys journaling, drawing, coloring in coloring books, learning how to cook, and reading the Bible. She also enjoys walking, watching the ‘Barbie’ movie and moral cartoons, playing speed cards, and learning about math at school.

Arlisia      Age: 15  

Future professional writer Arlisia is a funny, friendly, and creative African American girl who enjoys dancing, reading, writing, listening to hip hop music, and watching cartoons and family movies. At school, where she earns good grades, Arlisia enjoys spending time with her friends.

Olivia      Age: 13  

Olivia is a helpful and talkative teen who is a good leader. She enjoys drawing, writing, swimming, dancing, and jumping on a trampoline. She also enjoys listening to hip hop music, playing ‘UNO!’ and bingo, and watching ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’, and ‘Transformers’. Olivia would like to play basketball and learn how to do hair. At school, where she gets along well with the other kids, Olivia’s favorite subject is math and reading.

Zillah      Age: 11  

Zillah is a sweet girl whose favorite thing to do in school is to read, and better yet, in her own words, she reads for the fun of it! Zillah likes to color and play tag. Her favorite music is hip hop. She enjoys board games, like ‘Sorry’. Her favorite movie is Sing 2 and favorite television show ‘Raven’s home’. Zillah hopes to become a Chef one day.

Maya      Age: 13  

Maya is an expressive African American child who enjoys cheerleading and watching cheer shows and cartoons. At school, where she gets along well with the other kids and Science is her favorite subject, Maya enjoys spending time with her friends.

Karma      Age: 14  

Karma is an outspoken and open-minded teenage girl. She excels in school and would like to be a traveling nurse one day. Karma enjoys art and finds music relaxing. She likes to watch both comedies and horror shows. Basketball is her favorite sport to play.

Tayianna      Age: 13  

Tayianna is a smart and sweet child who enjoys spending time with family, dancing, listening to music, and watching TV shows and movies. At school, where she earns good grades and gets along well with the other kids, Tayianna enjoys reading.

Layla      Age: 13  

Future veterinarian Layla is a quiet girl who enjoys spending quality time at home with family watching TV. Disney movies are her favorite. She also enjoys swimming, listening to pop music, and making new friends. At school, where she gets along well with the other kids, Layla’s favorite subject is reading.