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PORT SAINT LUCIE, Fla. — One of the many great things about our WPTV Let's Hear It community meet-ups is tracking stories for months, or even years.

WPTV Anchor Ashley Glass met Alexis Forbes more than a year ago at a Let's Hear It in Fort Pierce. At the time, she was helping women-owned beauty brands get off the ground. Forbes is still doing that, but she's also on a new mission to help children celebrate their curls.

Forbes' new adventure aims to help kids build confidence, create bonding moments and make wash day fun.

"A lot of curly girls grow up not loving their hair because it wasn't maintained correctly, or like me, I don't know how to do hair," Forbes said.

Tapping into years of expertise as a cosmetic formulation scientist and countless days of washing and doing her ki

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