#StartYourDayOn959 With Malaak Compton-Rock

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- Prior to meeting Chris rock, Malaak Compton established a career as a public relations officer of UNICEF after graduating with a degree in arts management from Howard University.
- Three years after marrying Chris rock she founded Styleworks, a non-profit salon that helps give women makeovers after leaving public assistance and entering the workforce.

- In 2008, ever the humanitarian, Malaak created the Angelrock project, an organization that helps promote volunteerism and educational initiatives in underserved communities in both the US And South Africa.

- Malaak also wrote the book if it takes a village, build one: how i found meaning through a life of service and 100+ ways you can too in 2010.
22 Jul 2022 1AM English South Africa Entertainment News

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