As the series creator, he was keen to continue the story of the family in "Young Love," which premieres on Sept. 21 and runs for 12 episodes. "Hair Love" unpacks the story of a Black father named Stephen trying to do his seven-year-old daughter Zuri's hair for the first time while his wife Angela is in the hospital receiving chemotherapy for cancer. "Young Love" picks up after Angela's return home from treatment, exploring the life of the multigenerational family in Chicago, where Cherry grew up. "Young Love" is another chapter in the short film's expansion. "Hair Love" has already been adapted into a New York Times bestselling book, the Dove Kids Hair Love collection and used as a pillar in the passing of the CROWN Act, a bill that aims to end hair discrimination in the United States.

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Persons: Matthew A, Cherry, Stephen, Angela, Issa Rae, Zuri, Angela's, Rae, Loretta Devine, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kid Cudi, Henry Lennix, Cudi, Danielle Broadway, Eric Cox, Mary Milliken, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Reuters, YouTube, New York Times, Thomson Locations: Chicago, United States, Los Angeles