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We Are Inspired By This BOSS: Author LaToya J. Moore

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LaToya was raised by a single mother on the South side of Chicago with her older sister.  LaToya had a baby doll in one hand and a G I Joe action figure in the other.  Her tomboyish ways instilled a tough exterior both physically and mentally.  The softer side of her personality allowed the discovery of a creative imagination which enabled her to express herself through poems and short stories at the very young age of 13.  In the 8th grade, under the direction of her choir instructor, Latoya wrote her class play and received rave reviews.   After graduating from high school, Latoya decided to follow in her mother’s foot steps and at the age of 19 began her career in banking.   ​ At the age of 21, LaToya began to write once again to assist her in dealing with 4 life changing tragic losses in the span of 5 years. It began with the loss of her “lookalike” cousin who died tragically from a gunshot wound to his head, then her father and grandfather passed from cancer.  She then lost

Head Bands Of Hope... Fighting Childhood Cancer

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Bio: Jessica Ekstrom is a senior at North Carolina State University studying communications. She launched Headbands of Hope in April 2012 during her junior year. Since then, her company has been featured on the TODAY Show and TOMS Shoes Blog. Almost everyone can think of a moment where they knew their life was about to change. For me, my moment was right before my 20th birthday in the summer of 2011. I began my internship at the Make-a-Wish Foundation that I can confidently say, changed my life forever. Everyday, I got to wake up and grant the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses. I took day trips to visit the wish kids at their houses and bring them their favorite toys. We received hundreds of letters from wish children that said we changed their lives; little did they know, they were changing mine. I thought about the thousands of girls around the world losing their hair to chemotherapy. Being a young girl presents many struggles with self-esteem already and lo