Cyntoia Brown-Long comes to Memphis to talk redemption, choices

Cyntoia Brown-Long has a message for “fast” and “pretty” girls: Don’t let those words define you. Starting at age 12, Brown-Long, now 31, frequently was told she was “fast,” a way of telling a girl she is “promiscuous, wanting attention, trying to be grown but in a sexual way,” she explained during a phone interview … Continue reading Cyntoia Brown-Long comes to Memphis to talk redemption, choices