We are thrilled to share that G4GC President/CEO Dr. Monique Couvson is featured on TIME’s 2025 list of ‘The Closers’! A list of Black leaders working to end the racial equity gap. In the TIME article with the headline ‘Monique Couvson Wants Society to Better Understand Black Girls,’ she expresses the importance of young people…
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Black Girl Freedom Week highlights hot-button issues
Black Girl Freedom Week (BGFW) is in its fourth year of spreading awareness on topics pertinent to the lives of Black girls while continuing its overall mission to mobilize the financial support needed to protect their futures. As the 2024 election season heats up, BGFW is hosting a weeklong series from Feb. 12-18, complete with…
Read MoreBlack Girl Freedom Week Seeks to Amplify Underrepresented Voices
On February 12, the fourth annual Black Girl Freedom Week begins. The week of virtual events hosted by the #1Billion4BlackGirls campaign and the Black Girl Freedom Fund are all part of efforts to address the underinvestment in Black girls and gender-expansive youth by intentionally mobilizing a $1 billion investment in these groups by 2030. To…
Read MoreEssence: Black Girl Freedom Fund Shows we need investment, and not just words, for Black girls
The week of February 13 – 19, 2023 marks the third annual Black Girl Freedom Week, virtually hosted by the Black Girl Freedom Fund and the #1Billion4BlackGirls campaign, where attendees can watch “free virtual events, including panel discussions, film screenings, music performances and” share resources “on how to support and engage Black girls and understand…
Read MoreThe Advocate: Celebrating #BlackGirlFreedomWeek with Joanne N. Smith & Damala Denny
Joanne N. Smith is the President & Founder of GGE/Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) and co-founder of the #1Billion4BlackGirls campaign. Damala Denny, also with GGE, centers the experiences of Black girls and gender-expansive youth to protect their childhood. Joanne and Damala are interviewed by Tracy E. Gilchrist from The Advocate. Watch the interview here.
Read MoreGirls United: Black Girl Freedom Week Calls For Investment In Gen-Z
Black Girl Freedom Week is devoted to nourishing and fostering a community for girls who need a safe space to nourish their passions. Read the Girls United article here.
Read MoreBlack girls and women’s innovation in arts creates possibilities for us all
By Cidra M. Sebastien I still remember the day I met Tina Turner at Tower Records as a 5-year-old Black girl. She filled the room with her lovely laugh, big smile and even bigger energy. It was exhilarating to see her, a Black woman artist owning the entire store. I was in awe of the…
Read MoreThe 19th: Black Girl Freedom Week hosts free, virtual events to raise awareness — and funding — for Black youth
What does ‘abundantly investing in Black girls look like?Join the conversations during Black Girl Freedom Week. Interview with Dr. Monique Couvson, President and CEO of Grantmakers For Girls of Color, and Cidra M. Sebastien, fund manager for Black Girl Freedom Fund. Read the full article from The 19th here.
Read MoreTransforming trans survival into trans joy
By Nahr Suha and Dr. Monique Couvson Trans girls and gender-expansive youth of Color deserve to be safe, free, and thriving. But today, trans and gender-expansive communities are facing multiple, interlocking systems of oppression. Across cities and states, trans communities are under attack from anti-trans legislation that aims to direct physical, psychological, and spiritual violence…
Read MorePhilanthropy News Digest: Let Black women-led funds and Black girls lead the way: Centering Black women-led funds to lead social justice efforts
Monique Couvson ; Tynesha McHarris October 19, 2022 Black women and girls, femmes, and gender-expansive youth of color deserve abundant investments in supporting our liberated futures. Tragically, philanthropy has always underfunded us. In 2018, just $15 million out of almost $428 billion in philanthropic giving in the United States reached Black women and girls. That…
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