Tracey Brown is an accomplished woman. She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Blinging Beauty, a beauty expert, freelance writer, editor, journalist, spokesperson at Brown Beauty Consulting, and the architect of Sephora.com.

In addition to her professional endeavors, Tracey Brown is a member of Look Good…Feel Better, volunteers with physicians who treat burn survivors, and mentors teenage girls with self-esteem workshops.

On Monday, Tracey Brown treated the girls of Hearts & Homes to a workshop on Body Image and Self Esteem. One of the activities was for the girls to create a brand for themselves that represents their core values! The girls took time cutting a variety of pictures out of magazines and explained how the images represent them and the expectations they believe are held for them.

Tracey Brown treated all of our girls to gift bags full of cosmetics, t-shirts, and other items that reminded the girls they are special and cared about.

Hearts & Homes is grateful to Tracey Brown for this workshop and to the volunteers that helped out: Robbeyell McCormick, President of the African American Democratic Party of Montgomery County; Evangeline Stewart, Founder of Let Us Volunteer(LUV); Kari Villa, a U.S. Army medic; Fran Allen from Rep. Cummings’ office; Adenia Bradley, Special Projects Coordinator for Southern Management Corp; Juanita Heaggans, Prince George’s DJS supervisor; and Camila! Also a big thank you to Hearts & Homes staff Chief of Staff Valerie  Snogren for the yummy cheesecake cupcakes!