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"Everything has purpose, and you are everything."

That's Naomi Winston's tagline for her company, The Creative Representation Empire, which produces immersive educational coloring books and experiences.

Winston, a Xavier University of Louisiana alum, started the company after watching her little cousin struggle with colorism, she tells CBS News.

The coloring books, she says, allow kids to "develop a sense of belonging."

They're also a way for her to "empower diverse voices," she says.

TCRE's coloring books have been distributed to more than 10,000 youth in five countries and are being partnered with charter schools and the Boys and Girls Club in San Luis Valley, Texas, per Black PR Wire.

"A big piece of what we're trying to do with The Creative Representation Empire is to create mirrors of representation for Black and brown communities, as well as portals of understanding education, empathy for those not a part of those communities," Winston says.

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