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Charity Spotlight: B-Girls~ Let Girls be Girls!

In an attempt to preserve a piece of African-American culture, B-Girls, Incorporated enhances the lives of Black Girls by teaching them that it is acceptable and encouraged for them to be comfortable with who they are and who they hope to become. Through mentorship, health and nutrition initiatives, career development, and educational and cultural planning, B-Girls are taught to embrace their own identities and to define their lives within African-American culture.

B-Girls, Inc. provides a host of extra-curricular activities that celebrate “Black Girlhood”. Through programs like “Homage to Hip-Hop” and “Double Dutch”, participants are able to fuse pieces of culture with pieces of their own personalities for the purpose of reclaiming the identity of the Black Girl. In a society where Black women are too often objectified in music videos, media, and even in everyday life, B-Girls are nurtured to maintain their respect, self-image, and innocence. Founder Britney Watkins has combined her passion for social injustice and African-American culture to produce an organization dedicated to educating youth. Ms. Watkins is dedicating her life to young girls and their future.

“B-Girls is a call to embrace black girlhood, encouraging our younger generations to simply “be girls.” It is a call to our older generations to retain what black girlhood meant to them and to instill the positivity of their past into the potential of our future.”

 


 

 

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2 Responses

  1. Brittany W.

    Thank you so much for this wonderful spotlight! I sincerely appreciate it and the motivation to continue serving our communities, particularly our young girls through exciting, culturally relevant programming. Again, thank you!

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