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Faith is just beginning on her push to eradicate race-based hair discrimination. She is currently mobilizing and advocating to reach 500,000 signatures on the CROWN Coalition's petition to urge legislators to vote for The CROWN Act.

She said she felt drawn to this work after participating in a 2019 self-esteem project, which was an initiative in collaboration with Dove, a corporate sponsor, to raise awareness around the issue of hair discrimination in schools and its impact on students' self-esteem.

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PHOTO: Faith Fennidy Tyrelle Davis, Esi Eggleston Bracey, Deanna Cook, Shonda Rhimes, Mya Cook, Senator Holly Mitchell, and Janaya "Future" Khan attend The Dove Self-Esteem Project in Downey, Calif., Oct. 2, 2021.
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\"I think that when I had to speak to all those children, that really opened doors of how my story ... would become something way more than what had originally happened to me,\" she said.

Faith said that one of her biggest motivations is to stop what happened to her from happening to others.

\"It had a really big effect on me, but my family was able to support me and back me up in my decision-making,\" Faith said. \"I really hope that it doesn't happen to anyone else who may not know what to do with the situation. I really wanted to be able to get justice.\"

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PHOTO: Meet the Faith Fennidy who is he inspiring girl behind Mickey Guyton's "Love My Hair." song
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Faith's mother, Montrelle Fennidy, told \"GMA\" she's \"thrilled\" by the work Faith has been doing. \"Three years ago, you could not have told me that a law would be created from the outcry of her story,\" she said.

Her mom continued, \"Going from being told that her braids were a distraction and being expelled to presenting at The CMAs. All of the love and support has helped boost her self-esteem and given her the strength to stand up and advocate for the CROWN Act.\"

\"I am so proud of her and the work she’s doing in the community, telling her story has been so empowering and in doing so, she will help change the world,\" Montrelle Fennidy added. \"All she has accomplished at her age is so inspiring, and I am so excited that God will get the glory out of her story.\"

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