No one had the slightest idea of the pain and torture that she endured every day of her life. No one knew the anger that dwelled within her, anger that was cultivated and nurtured by her peers for years. No one knew the scars that were left behind, piercing deep into her soul. No one knew. Avette decided to live a life full of deceit after being a victim of racism brought on by members of her own race. having a need to belong, she allowed others to dictate who she would be at any given moment and never lived to make herself happy. Suicide, violence, sex, emotional breakdowns and unhealthy relationships ransacked her mind and led to a devastating life of mayhem. She overcame this negative period of her life, and today Avette uses her childhood and adolescent experiences to fuel her ambition to succeed beyond her circumstances. She now lives a life of happiness, peace, productivity and sensation. Avette offers a few words to those that ridiculed her for being the young, innovative, intelligent, beautiful Black woman that she is: "no explanation necessary, I am who I am, doing what I do ...cause I'm me!"