By Jasmine Browley ·Updated August 2, 2023
Benaisha Poole Watson has never been a follower. Since childhood, she was a leader. She just didn’t know what path she would go on.
Her surroundings were unkind growing up. A native of South Central Los Angeles’s Crenshaw District, she saw the effects of poverty and constant systemic failure. The loss of young friends due to violence. Drug deals on nearby street corners.
