She Created This Hit Series To Inspire Black Girls To Keep Dreaming

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Night after night she cried herself to sleep, hoping to escape foster care. One night she imagined she was a rockstar and it changed her life. Now an award winning author, she gave us a cheetah-licious pathway to her dreams. _____________ 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Julian Walker serves as executive producer." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.3	Night after night, she cried herself to sleep, hoping to escape foster care.
0:39.7	One night, she imagined she was a rock star and it changed her life.
0:44.4	Now, an award-winning author, she gave us a cheetah-licious pathway to her dreams.
0:51.3	This is Two Minute Black History, what you didn't learn in school.
1:04.9	Growing up in foster care, Deborah Gregory lay awake at night dreaming of being a rock star.
1:11.0	Her imagination was her escape.
1:14.0	As an adult, she wanted to help young black girls fighting systems intent on oppressing
1:18.5	them.
1:19.6	She wanted them to keep hope alive and to continue dreaming.
1:24.6	Gregory returned to her imagination and began writing.
1:28.6	She wrote until she had a 16-book series showcasing growl power, five rock star friends chasing
1:37.1	their dreams in the Jiggy Jungle.
1:52.4	Gregory's series The Cheetah Girls would be bought by Walt Disney, co-produced by Whitney
1:58.7	Houston and starring Raven Simone.
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