When 7-year-old Natalie McGriff struggled to embrace her natural black beauty, her mom was the first one to encourage her to love her hair and her beautiful brown skin and to apply the confidence that comes with self-acceptance.
But it wasn’t easy.
Natalie didn't see herself reflected on TV and among the toys she owned -- and because of this lack of representation began to describe herself as “ugly,” said her mother, Angie Nixon.
Nixon was determined to teach her daughter valuable lessons on self-image and self-love.