Grow Up Girl Magazine is a

magazine written for girls by girls. Our

contributors are across the United States and

Africa. They have a heart for Grow A Girl

Network and they want to change lives with

their words. These young women are

excited and ready to change the world.

They have a passion for writing and

creativity runs through their veins.

Some of our contributors are in high school

and some are in college, but one thing they

all have in common is greatness. Our

contributors are:

Destiny Riley: New Jersy

Di’Monet: Atlanta

Lady L: Philadelphia

Xoliswa Moroka: South Africa

Bri: Brooklyn, New York

Tali Mattox: Philadelphia

Keeshara: Hinesville, Georgia.

Our contributors are saavy young ladies that

believe in education and entrepreneurship.

Their goals vary, but one thing they all have

in common is dreaming big and aiming high.

Success is running deep in their veins and

they will win.

If you know a young lady that might be

interested in being a guest contributor or be

a perminent part of our team, please have

them to email us at

info@growagirlnetwork.org.

If you know a young person that we might

be interested in interviewing, please let us

know through the above email address. We

love unique young ladies that are striving to

abtain greatness and if we can do

ANYTHING to help them to succeed, we

are here.

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“For EVERY GIRL

that’s lost, TWO are

SAVED”

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“A SMILE is

the best

makeup

any GIRL

can wear”

ROGUE MONROE

Rogue Monroe Founder & CEO of Bomb Squad™ isn’t

your typical business woman.

Usually when someone starts a business

their main goal is making money, but for

Rogue her primary focus is helping others

reach their success.

How does she do such a thing?

Through her new and upcoming business

Bomb Squad ™.

“I created it [Bomb Squad] for people who

are serious about their craft and are working

hard to become big in the industry; whether

it’s music, art, graphic design…anything,

we’re not limited to just one genre of art.”

stated Rogue.

When speaking about Bomb Squad Rogue

mentioned that she’s not only offering free

promotion, but the opportunity to build

portfolios and business relationships.

“It’s all about ending the crabs in a bucket

effect,” says the 23 year old entrepreneur.

Rogue was tired of living a mediocre life

[school, work, and taking care of a family]

and also grew tired of seeing talent at

various events and asking herself, “why

aren’t they big yet?” and that’s when she

decided to start her promotional company.

“Don’t get me wrong, I love taking care of

my family, but I needed a little more

excitement in my life. I mean I am 23,” says

Rogue.

What many people may not know about

Rogue is she isn’t just a person fascinated by

others’ talented, she’s also very talented

herself.

At a young age, Rogue started dancing and

has had the opportunity to Dance in Alaska,

Italy, Germany and so many other great

places.

With little to work with and not much time,

Rogue has already managed to partner with

multiple artist and will fully launch Bomb

Squad™ in the first week of December.

You can check out her website at

www.officialbombsquad.com and remember

every entrepreneur needs support.

by Harriet Owalla

Being an African woman, a Kenyan in

particular, is hard. My names are Harriet

Owalla and in my twenty seven years, I have

seen this fact become truth. I have tried my

level best to be at the top in a system which

favors men. From the time I was young, the

only song I could hear is,” You are a girl,

this is too hard for you, it’s a man thing.” As

much as this is the 21st century, this

statement still exists in the mouths of many.

Hence, my battle is not so much on the

outside than it is on the inside. How do I

conquer these forces that bring me down to a

level that I was not created by the Almighty

to be? In my teenage life, I battled with the

western notions of what an ideal woman

ought to look like. Men like them stylish and

skinny like Beyonce. I tried to kill myself,

not eating my meals so that men would like

me. Not to forget that in these times,

wearing makeup is the in thing. The media

has been on it, showing various shades of

eye shadow and how to apply. My friends in

school apply, and why not me? I just want

to be beautiful. I just want them to like me

and accept me? All this is in the mind; I

have to conquer it all. At the university,

things are even worse. I make my poor

parents go bankrupt trying to make them

place me in a standard that I too don’t fit in.

I battle with the idea of having a rich sugar

daddy, or being a prostitute. I say within

myself, “I have to make money, I will be

safe, and all of this will be over.” The

lecturers at the university are another

challenge. They say that for me to pass, I

have to sleep with them. Not considering the

fact that I have burnt the mid night oil just to

make sure I get the best grades. I thought

that after graduation things will be much

easier. Here I am without a job despite the

fact that I am a graduate. Some bosses want

bribes, others want sex for me to get the job

of my dreams. My parents are pressuring

me that I need to get a job and support my

family. I am getting old. They want me to

be married and have children. That is the

African culture. But which African man will

allow me to pursue the career of my dreams?

Who will not be intimidated that I earn more

than them, drive a better car than theirs, or

even the fact that my position requires me to

meet high profile people? I will have to

leave all this at the expense of my dear

husband. They say that this is being

virtuous. I don’t know what to call it, but my

mind is confused with the battle that is going

on in my heart and what is expected of me.

Only time will tell, only God will help. This is my story of Africa.

By Destiny Riley

BE THANKFUL

Be thankful for not what you have but what you don't

Having everything means you have nothing to look forward to

Be thankful for not what you know, but what you don't

Knowing everything means nothing to give you the opportunity to learn

Be thankful for not the happy times, but the sad

For when you’re in the happy, you know that the sad can get better

Be thankful for not the times it worked, but when it didn't

Now you can tell someone you found a way not to go

Be thankful for not your strong points, but your weak

Without your weak in some there no chance of progress

Be thankful for not the easy task, but the challenges

Each challenge you go through only improves your character

Be thankful for not the time to sleep, but the time to be awake

Only when your awake you can make a difference.

This time around my assignment was to write a poem on being thankful. Easyright? Actually it wasn't. How

was I going to inspire girls my age to be thankful without saying what we already heard? Scrolling around a

thought came to me, "Why not write about being thankful for the opposite". Everyone says be thankful for what

you have, but doesn't give props to what you don't. Not having one thing gives you the ability to work towards

it. That's how I got the first line of my poem.

I know the last poems rhymed and maybe sounded a little deeper. This week I kind of wanted to express that

what we have and know really matters because of what we don't have and know. With this poem, I basically

wanted to show the un-charming side of what is charming to us.

This Poem is not to saying be thankful for what you have is wrong, but ONLY being thankful for what you have

is wrong. Happiness is only happy because of sadness. Strengths are only strengths because of weakness.

Challenges can build up you as a person. To put it in one way, you're specific challenges makes you that one in

a million person. Be thankful for the bad things because without them, your eyes will never see the good things.

Acting 101 with Denise Joyner

Theatre. Television. Film

:

Here in Philadelphia, there is a lot of talent

that goes unnoticed. The underdog is truly

under, but there is hope for the underground

here in the City of Brotherly Love. Thanks

to many people, including a friend of mine,

Deborah Lynn, she gives the underdog a

chance to overcome. A public relations

major at Temple University, she is doing

everything to achieve her dreams while also

helping the talented achieve theirs through

Love Black Shepherd.

Her Story:

Love Black Shepherd was created back in

2012 with my friend Tyrone Isaiah who is

now the creative director. We got inspired

by living in Philadelphia. Everywhere you

turn, there is art that goes unnoticed and is

not getting the attention it deserves. This

city has a lot of talent and is not being

recognized as much as it should. We decided

to create a brand that catered to the black

sheep. The black sheep is normally seen as

the outcast, but we wanted to flip it and

show the positive side. The black shepherd

is the one that leads the pack. Love Black

Shepherd was born to inspire and encourage

quality art that is often undiscovered. I

network with the youth through social

media, build relationships to reach and

promote one's craft to the best of my ability,

and most importantly - support art. I look for

new opportunities and future projects that

will benefit my readers. Quality art is my

focus and I strive to encourage the

underdog; quality art for quality people.

I have rebranded and changed Love Black

Shepherd many times with the help of

Tyrone Isaiah and two other ambitious

intelligent women by the name of Nihal

Idries and Tomi Jones. The launch of the

brand was March 21, 2013 and we have

been building a momentum ever since. As of

today, I am the face of the brand and Tyrone

Isaiah still has the role as the creative

director. I interview upcoming artists and

allow them to explain why they are black

sheep. I also interview successful artists who

have made it to give advice to those who

want to follow their footsteps. The main

goal is for me to help bring attention to

individuals that have a craft that goes

unnoticed or overlooked. The main purpose

for me is to support people in any way shape

or form because that is what brings me joy.

If my brand can shine light to those who

need it, then my job here is done. Everyone

needs help and a resource to get them closer

to accomplishing their goals; this can be

very limited now of days. Love Black

Shepherd however is here to encourage and

inspire. Visit my website at

loveblackshep.com if you are interested in

being featured. Thank you

.

WE

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BEAUTY

AND BRAINS:

EDUCATION By Keeshara

.

EDUCATION:

Knowledge or Skill obtained by learning.

go and get it. If your grades are top-notch

you could end up having scholarships all

over the place. You could also have

colleges to seek out you and ask you to

attend them. What would you like to be

when you grow up? Yes, you want to be

someone great, me too. Let’s be great

together.

*Make a list of things you’d like to do.

And after you've graduated, you can look

back and say,” I knew I could do it!

ACT LIKE A LADY,

GROW UP GIRL

You may hear old folks saying “Stay in

school”.

You’d better listen, because education will

take you far. Education is more important

than you think. You see teenagers walking

around and skipping school, because they

don’t know any better. Each year, 1.3 million

students fail to graduate on time. This key

factor helps you get a job, a house, and maybe

even a family. The 6 million high school age

youth in the bottom 25 percent of their class

are 20 times more likely to drop out than their

peers in the top 25 percent. No one wants to

live off of EBT or Welfare checks for the rest

of their life, not that anything is wrong with

that, but it’s not a lifestyle. What I’m

BASICALLY saying is that you've got 12

years of school to prove what you've got, so

YOUTH INVENTORS

What have you built lately? 14-year-olds

Duro-Aina Adebola, Akindele Abiola,

Faleke Oluwatoyin, and 15-year-old Bello

Eniola have created a urine powered

generator.

All over Africa, young men and women

have missioned across the country and

arrived in Lagos, Nigeria. All they want to

do is show off what they have made. Maker

Faire Africa is more than your typical

startup event: it actually shows off

innovations, inventions, and initiatives that

solve immediate challenges and problems,

and then works to support and propagate

them. Put another way, this isn’t just a

bunch of rich people talking about how their

apps are going to change the world.

These four girls may not end up doing that

either, but their efforts definitely stand more

of a chance than yet another hyper local

social cloud app. Their efforts should not go

unnoticed, because if this is what they’re

doing as teenagers, I really hope they have

the funding they need to be revolutionizing

lives when they’re adults.

Here’s how it works:

Urine is put into an electrolytic cell,

which cracks the urea into nitrogen,

water, and hydrogen.

The hydrogen goes into a water filter

for purification, which then gets

pushed into the gas cylinder.

The gas cylinder pushes hydrogen

into a cylinder of liquid borax, which

is used to remove the moisture from

the hydrogen gas.

This purified hydrogen gas is pushed

into the generator.

1 Liter of urine gives you 6 hours of

electricity.

If this doesn’t motivate you to go out and

start thinking about how you can really

make an impact, then I don’t know what

will.

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