Seven years ago, Aaliyah and Najmah Messiah entered into Taniya Guster’s life. They started as housemates, but they quickly became like family. 

RadioActive’s Taniya Guster has this conversation with two of the most important women in her life.

Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/pay-attention-listen-and-learn-a-15-year-old-gets-advice-from-two-of-her-role-models

[[RadioActive Youth Media is KUOW’s radio journalism and audio storytelling program for young people. This story was entirely youth-produced, from the writing to the audio editing.]