As part of the Advisory Board for Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC) I am thrilled to recognize the meaningful impact G4GC has made in this past year of pandemic and racial uprising. We know that this could not have happened without the steadfast and visionary leadership of Dr. Monique W. Morris, which is why effective April…
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Resilience and reciprocity during a year of pandemic
Last March our lives were severely altered by the pandemic, and classrooms, as well after-school programs, were migrated from gathering spaces to squares on a screen. Resilience and reciprocity during a year of pandemic It’s hard to believe that we’ve spent an entire year battling multiple pandemics. Last March, as schools went virtual, organizations…
Read MoreResourcing the liberated futures of trans girls of color
Trans Day of Visibility has been celebrated since 2009 on March 31. At G4GC, we recognize the importance of investing in futures where trans girls and young women of color are healthy and thriving. Trans youth deserve our support and recognition At Grantmakers for Girls of Color when we say that we support girls…
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,…
Read MoreGive Directly and Generously to Girls of Color this Giving Tuesday
Image: G4GC Love Is Healing COVID-19 Response Fund grantee partner, PEARLS for Teen Girls When we invest in girls and femmes who identify as Black, Indigenous and other youth of color, we invest in our future leaders and our collective liberation. This Giving Tuesday, if you are in a position to make a donation…
Read MoreAnnouncing the Fifth Round of G4GC Love is Healing COVID-19 Grantees!!
We’re thrilled to announce our round five grantees for the G4GC Love Is Healing COVID-19 Response Fund today! We’ve now awarded more than $2 million dollars to more than 100 organizations serving girls of color and gender expansive youth of color across 28 states and the District of Columbia. G4GC’s Love is Healing COVID-19 Response…
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