TEDx Talks | May 25, 2016 | Yelitsa Jean-Charles explores the issues of race, identity and diversity. Founder of a natural hair care doll line she looks at the options society provides to girls of color and considers a more diverse and inclusive future powered by women entrepreneurs. Yelitsa Jean-Charles is the Founder and Creative Director of Healthy Roots, the first line of natural hair dolls empowering girls of color through diversity and positive representation. As a senior at the Rhode Island School of Design, Yelitsa identifies as a visual activist who utilizes art and design to address social issues. Through her work with Healthy Roots and as a Brown University Social Innovation Fellow, she brings light to the impact of colorism, internalized racism and representation in media on all children.
