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An Entire Mood: Meet Nandi Bushell, the Nine-Year Old Drumming Prodigy

February 3, 2020

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Some people just have ‘it’. You know it. They know it. And those whose lives they touch know it. Nine-year old Nandi Bushell is ‘some people”. The energy of this kid is unreal. Nandi Bushell is nine and proudly claims her Zulu-Brit heritage on her IG page. When Bushell was four, her…

#TeachEmYoung: Three-Year-Old Ava Lewis Sells Lemonade to Buy Diapers For Moms in Need

August 21, 2019

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We need more of this! Three-year-old Ava Lewis of Durham, NC wanted to do something to help mothers in need. Her mother, Maggie Lewis, suggested she sell bracelets but Ava insisted on selling lemonade, with the proceeds going towards the purchase of baby wipes and diapers for families in need.…