Girls and gender-expansive youth of color continue to be at the forefront of social justice movements and serve as examples for us all. (Photo screenshot of CNN’s History Refocused) Recognizing the contributions of girls of color International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month offer an opportunity to recognize the unique contributions that girls…
Read MoreNew York Times: To My Daughter, With Love
Police violence, disproportionate student discipline rates, and excessive criminalization are equally experienced by Black children regardless of gender, but recent reports and initiatives like Black Girl Freedom Fund, which are founded and led by Black women, reveal that girls remain particularly overlooked and underprotected. Co-founder Monique Morris, who also leads the philanthropic organization Grantmakers…
Read MoreWomen of Influence: Seven Different Ways to Push for Progress: eleven women leading initiatives that are advancing equality that you can support right now
Dr. Monique Morris, an award-winning author, educator and activist, holds three decades of experience in the areas of education, civil rights, juvenile and social justice and has been a lifelong advocate for improving the educational and socioeconomic conditions for girls and women of color. In 2020, she was named as the first executive director of…
Read MoreMSNBC American Voices: Celebrating the First Ever Black Girl Freedom Week
Actress and #BlackAF executive producer Rashida Jones joins Dr. Monique Morris, executive director of Grantmakers for Girls of Color and co-founder of the Black Girl Freedom Fund, in celebrating the first-ever Black Girl Freedom Week. The event is part of the #1Billion4BlackGirls campaign, launched to invest in Black girls’ leadership and ensure their thriving future….
Read MoreThe Root: Rashida Jones, Naomi Wadler and. Rep. Ayanna Pressley Kick Off Inaugural Black Girl Freedom Week
“Black Girl Freedom Week is a dedicated time and place to nourish and foster community and belonging for girls who have few spaces to strengthen their identity as leaders, change-makers and visionaries,” says Dr. Morris, executive director of Grantmakers for Girls of Color. “We launched Black Girl Freedom Fund because we know that investing in…
Read MoreTo Free Black Futures, Let’s Celebrate Black Girls
During Black History Month, and Black Girl Freedom Week, we are focused on celebrating Black girls, their dreams, their power and leadership to co-create a world where they are safe, free, and joyfully thriving. Above, performers from the Truthworker Theatre Company. (Photo credit: G4GC Convening). At Grantmakers for Girls of Color, our work is about…
Read MoreWelcoming New White House Gender Policy Council
G4GC is encouraged by the progress the new White House Gender Policy Council promises. We embrace the opportunity to collaborate with the Council by uplifting the wisdom and vision of girls and gender-expansive youth of color. (Photo courtesy of: Rise Sister Rise, a G4GC Love is Healing COVID-19 Response Fund grantee). Last month, President Joe…
Read MoreHuman Trafficking Prevention, and Girls and Gender-Expansive Youth of Color
A “Grey’s Anatomy” scene with Makayla Lysiak, depicts how human trafficking impacts Black girls and their families. Shondaland and the ABC cast and creatives of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Station 19” came together to shed light on these harrowing and often untold injustices during their winter finale in December. (Photo credit: ABC). January is National…
Read MoreA powerful reminder
Photo provided with permission by G4GC Love is Healing COVID-19 Response Fund grantee, IGNITE National Next week, we will witness history in the making as Senator Kamala Harris is sworn and becomes the first woman and the first Black and South Asian Vice President of the United States! She is a powerful reminder of what…
Read MoreThank you for Helping us Make G4GC a Resource for Possibility
Photo provided with permission by A Long Walk Home for G4GC’s Black Girl Freedom Fund | Photographer: Stevie Hart When I joined Grantmakers for Girls of Color as its first Executive Director this April, I could not have imagined the challenges with which our communities would be faced. In the midst of a global pandemic,…
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