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Director Kimberly Townes on Lessons Learned Working on the ESSENCE Black Girl Magic Series

When director Kimberly Townes began directing episode three of our ESSENCE Black Girl Magic docuseries on Qaisera Alexis, she had no idea of the profound effect that the 17-year-old autistic junior Olympian would have on her life. It was only a matter of time until she found out. 
By Essence · Updated December 6, 2020
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