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At Brooks, we heavily focus on academic achievements made by our students. However, we would be doing ourselves a disservice by not acknowledging other traits of our multi-talented student body. Therefore, this page was created to highlight some of our dedicated and creative students who run their own businesses. A wise man once said, "Any change in Chicago is going to come out of Brooks," and these students are changing Chicago one business at a time.

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TEESBYBAILS
Bailey Boone

Bailey Boone, Junior, is the CEO of TeesByBails and she sells personalized apparel!

D's Nails
DANIELLE BROWN

Danielle Brown, Senior, is the CEO of D's Nails and she is a beginner, self taught nail technician!

DKBEauty
DIVINITY BRABOY-DORSEY 

Divinity Braboy-Dorsey, Senior, is the CEO of Dkbeauty and she sells lip gloss, bath salt, body butter, lip scrub, and more!
Website

Tha G Collection
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Yasmin Brown

Yasmin Brown, 8th grade, is the CEO of Glossby.yayaa and she sells lip gloss, but sunglasses and purses will be coming soon!
Website

NYLUXSTYLES
A'niyah Canty

A'niyah Canty, Senior, is the CEO of Nyluxstyles and she is a hair stylist!

​TOUCHED BY TAJH
Tajh-michelle Gayles

Tajh-Michelle Gayles, Senior, is the CEO of TouchedBy Tajh and she is a hairstylist!

NIY THE COLLECTION
Niya Douglas-Mcintyre

Niya Douglas-McIntyre, Senior, is the CEO of Niy the Collection and she sells lip gloss and other cosmetics!

glitter and shine cosmetics
NYLA JACKSON

Nyla Jackson, Sophomore, is the CEO of Glitter and Shine Cosmetics  and she sells lip glosses, lip scrubs, lip oils, body scrubs, & body butter!
@glitterandshine3 (TikTok)
website

KNK LASHES
krystin robinson

Krystin Robinson, Senior, is the CEO of  Knk Lashes and she sells 25mm strip lashes for $12!

BUTTERFLY BEAUTY COSMETICS
trinity beard & kyvannah wilson

Trinity Beard, Senior, and Kyvannah Wilson, Senior, are CEO's of Butterfly Beauty Cosmetics and they sell lashes, lip gloss, lip scrubs, and lip oil.
@butterflybeauty_co​

NAILED BY KYY
kyvannah wilson

Kyvannah Wilson, Senior, is the CEO of Nailed by Kyy and she does acrylic nails and natural nails. She also sells press-ons!

NANinu batter cakes
Na'ilah & Naimah JOhnson

Na'ilah Johnson, Senior,  and Naimah Johnson, Junior, are the CEOs of NANINU Batter Cakes along with their younger sister Nuriyah. They sell baked goods.
Website

TRInity's treasures
Trinity JOnes

Trinity Jones,  Sophomore, is the CEO of Trinity's Treasures and their shop ranges from clothes & and tutus to mugs and Christmas Ornaments.

 

Paola's sweets
Paola Palacios

Paola Palacios, Junior, is the CEO of Paola's Sweets and she sells chocolate covered strawberries.

 Angels Kiss Boutique 
Amiyah allen

Amiyah  Allen, Sophomore, is the CEO of Angels Kiss Boutique  and sells reversible satin edge scarves, reversible satin bonnets, and satin scrunchies

Chiaka’s Essentials
Innocentia Eweyeju

 Innocentia Eweyeju, Senior, is the CEO of Chiaka's Essentials and she sells hair care products
WEBSITE

M and L Boxes
Lidia Barraza

Lidia Barraza, Senior, is the CEO of M&L Boxes that sells expandable decorated boxes and decorated baskets for all occasions !

Kyy's confections
kyvannah wilson

Kyvannah Wilson, Senior, is the CEO of Kyy's Confections and she sells baked goods, chocolate covered fruits & treats, themed treats for events, and cakes.

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    • Op-Eds >
      • Know Your Rights: What To Do Around Ice
      • The Words That Changed My Life: Part One
      • Police & Black Americans—The Battle for Civil Rights
      • White Hair Braiders
      • Ignorance is bliss, and open ignorance causes blisters
    • CREATIVE WRITING >
      • Tired Peppermints
      • Where I found Red Snow
      • my love is not unconditional.
      • What Happened? (Then and Now)
      • Popular (Wicked)
      • The Epitome of the Expression of Form
      • Approval
      • The Dust Under My Bed
      • Hate This And I Love You
    • Artist Corner >
      • Dog.
      • When you have a bat, everything looks like a ball.
      • Deathbott Character Art
    • Media Reviews >
      • “Carpe Diem, Seize The Day.” - A Media Review On Dead Poets Society
      • Welcome to Derry: Season 1
      • Sweet Home: Season One
      • The World Is Wonderfully Wicked
      • They Could've Made Anything, but They Chose This Book
      • The Amazing Digital Circus
      • Get Out: A Staple in Horror After Nearly a Decade
    • Sports Panel >
      • Boys Swim: Senior Highlight
      • Girls Swim: Senior Highlight
      • Girls Basketball: Senior Highlight
  • Featured Article
    • The Concept of One Individual
    • Know Your Rights: What To Do Around Ice
  • Teacher's Corner
    • Teachers Corner: DeVaul
    • Teachers Corner: Ejzak: How to Combat chatGPT? Embrace the Same Anti-Authoritarian Teaching Practices We Should’ve Been Doing All Along
    • Teacher's Corner: Mr. Hazzard's Love Letter To Brooks
    • Teacher's Corner: Gordon
    • Teacher's Corner: Wilde
    • Teacher's Corner: David
    • Teacher's Corner: Ejzak
    • Teacher's Corner: Rago
  • Archive
    • 9.25 >
      • Two
      • Young and Pretty
      • Chimeras: Growing Up in Majority-White and Majority-Black Schools
      • My Favorite Color Used To Be Pink
      • Good Mother
      • Cancel the Mouse: Why New Disney Sucks
      • Is Hope the New Punk Rock?: Superman Movie Review
    • 10.25 >
      • Ignorance Is PURE Bliss
      • The Subjectivity of Creativity: How Wrongful Interpretation is Dangerous
      • Petty Games
      • If You're So Wise, Why Do You Come Off So Passionless?
      • How Animal Farm by George Orwell Still Speaks Today
      • How To Train Your Hyper-Realistic Live Action Reboot
      • Absense of August
      • Art fight Collection
    • 11.25 >
      • The Overconsumption Cycle
      • My Experience Being Painfully Insecure.
      • An Age-Old Question
      • They Hate Us Cause They Ain't Us
      • Transgressions Against the Father
      • Watership Down
      • The Black Phone 2: More is Less
      • How Fish Became Gods