Pride Magazine - 2021 September/October "Health & Education" Issue

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Two Charlotte Women Blaze Trails in the Arts and Mental Health Advocacy Professional Charlotte actress balances arts and academics

Suicide prevention advocate Fonda Bryant wins national award

Ashley Rae Harper appears in a recently released Amazon Prime film.

Fonda Bryant, mental health and suicide prevention advocate

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native Charlottean, Ashley Rae Harper, is on a trajectory to stardom at just 19 years old. She was recently featured as “Young Renee” in the Amazon Prime film, All We Got, a drama that follows a woman returning home to face her dysfunctional siblings and execute their deceased mother’s final wishes. The movie was an official selection of the 2021 Charlotte Black Film Festival.

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fter winning the Remarkable Woman of the Year Award in Charlotte earlier this year, mental health and suicide prevention advocate Fonda Bryant went on to win Nexstar’s 2021 National Remarkable Woman of the Year competition in Hollywood, California. The competition honors women who have greatly influenced public policy, social progress and quality of life in the U.S.


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