Lyfe Lessons (Editing)
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Growing up out here ain't never been easy.
I've been trying to get my life together all while juggling my family and education. I can only try so hard. I refuse to just be another number.
ShyAnne Martin is a teenager that's growing up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has never had much in her life but a mom.
No money. No love. No help.
Surrounded by gun violence, drug dealers, and other disturbances in her city is starting to take a toll on her. Can she continue on with her life struggle and make it out? Or will she become another statistic?
Join ShyAnne and her loved ones as they learn their Lyfe Lessons.
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