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“Lead, innovate, serve!” That bold statement is the catchphrase behind the Black Girls Lead mission.
Founded by Black Girls Rock Inc.’s Beverly Bond (above at this year’s BGR event), the campaign seeks to empower young Black girls to grab life by the horns and take charge of their own destiny. Black Girls Lead will achieve its aim by launching its first four-day international conference this summer.
All Black girls around the world between the ages of 13 and 17 are invited to apply for the Black Girls Lead summer conference, but there are only 60 spots. Judges will be keeping their eyes open for young girls who exhibit an aptitude for leadership, an interest in professional and personal development, cultural pride, and a hunger to make an impact in their community.
“The overall goal of this leadership conference is to host a ‘meeting of the minds’ amongst young people who have displayed excellence individually, but who will also benefit from our pedagogy which highlights teamwork and collective responsibility for emerging thought leaders and active change agents,” Bond said in a press release.
The “action-packed” and “forward-thinking” Black Girls Lead conference will feature an array of workshops, master classes, and panels on media and cultural literacy, business, entrepreneurship, social action, arts, technology, financial literacy, and more. The symposium, the press release said, “will educate, affirm, support and empower girls who desire to become trailblazers of our future.”
The conference will take place between July 30 – August 2 in New York City at Barnard College, Columbia University.
“The Black Girls Lead conference allows us to expand our reach by giving even more girls access to our innovative programs and empowering ideals.” Bond added.
If you’re interested in participating in Black Girls Lead, click here to apply. And hurry! The deadline is on May 15.
