As a young girl, Angela Patton experienced what it was like to be one of the only Black girls in her school.

When she saw unfair things, she asked questions, earning her the label of a troublemaker.

With her mother’s encouragement, Patton continued to stand up for herself — and was determined to change the negative narrative around young Black women and girls.

“We are always combating this narrative, you know, that Black girls are faced with every single day,” she said, “And I knew that something needed to be done about that.”

In the latest episode of "LA Stories with Giselle Fernandez," Patton shares how she created Camp Diva Leadership Academy in Richmond, Virginia. She designed the camp to ensure young Black girls understood their worth and felt empowered to use their voices.

She merged with the California-based organization Girls for a Change, later becoming the CEO.

Here, Patton says she can implement her program nationwide, providing a holistic approach to creating actual change.

“That means that we’re doing heart work, which goes to the healing,” she said, “And then what we do is make sure that the girls pay it forward for their sisters that are coming behind them.”

As part of her program, she worked with the girls to create a father-daughter dance.

When one of the girls didn’t want to participate because her father was incarcerated, the girls threw a dance at the local jail with the help of Patton and their local sheriff.

The results were incredible, and the program grew so popular that Patton partnered with filmmaker Natalie Rae to create a documentary for Netflix called "Daughters."

The film highlights four young girls and their incarcerated fathers as they prepare for the dance.

The fathers enter a 12-week program to do the work to create lasting change for both themselves and their daughters.

Through their powerful stories, viewers can see firsthand the power of love between a father and daughter — and how this special dance is life-changing.

“Just seeing the touch and understanding the power behind that and how we all take it for granted,” Patton said. ”I see it as the first step to healing yourself.”