Blake High junior Amaya Akear remembers being bullied in third grade before she learned how to braid her own hair. “As I got older there were more people telling me ‘oh my gosh, your hair is so beautiful’ and ‘I love your skin,’ and I had to realize I’m beautiful no matter what, and that it doesn’t matter what anybody else thinks,” Akear said. “As long as I’m happy with myself.” The ...