Search Results - African American girls

1. Some significant things you would love to know about African Wrap Dress
June 02, 2017

Having a selection of dimensions in-stock along with a stunning assortment of women's apparel, below it's feasible to find out your perfect outfit. In most situations, your apparel should be ironed impeccably clear and personalized. Traditional apparel is very important for contemporary girls. You can find two types of clothing nowadays. The gown has instead neat sewing and it is created using the maximum treatment. Usually, think about the kinds of straps and sleeves you will have in your gown. All of the clothes have simple and clear outlines, which allows the attention to focus on the ... (read more)

Author: Shovon Joarder

2. Bringing Girls’ Power to the Polls
August 22, 2016

Black Girls Vote is a non-profit, non-partisan organization. It encourages young African American women to become active voters. Since its inception last November, Black Girls Vote has registered more than 10,500 voters. But as Faiza Elmasry reports the organization’s bigger goal goes way beyond just mobilizing voters. Faith Lapidus narrates.... (read more)

3. Black Girls Vote Works to Educate, Mobilize African-American Women
August 22, 2016

At Brightwood College in Baltimore, Maryland, Black Girls Vote is reaching out to young eligible female voters, explaining the election process and showing them the connection between their vote and their everyday life. They try to make the point that everything that happens in a community, even basic safety, has a political angle. “Whether it is the street police patrolling in that community, whether it’s light in that part across the street from me or whether it’s more economic...... (read more)

4. Brown Girls Club, an Online Store for Black Children, Now Open
June 02, 2016

Atlanta, Georgia – While it is true that children today have black characters on their television screens in the form of Disney's Doc McStuffins and Princess Tiana of The Princess and the Frog, there's still a long way to go until the media offers a hearty depiction of African-American characters that girls can admire. It was this thought that spurred Crystal Swain-Bates, founder of Goldest Karat Publishing LLC, to open an online store that specializes in African-American children’s books and a wide range of gifts for black children. The store, Brown Girls Club, features a diverse ... (read more)

Author: John Doe

5. College Student Launches New Line of Dolls for Boys of Color
May 06, 2016

WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS— When Jennifer Pierre visits the toy store, she sees shelves of dolls that are mostly girls and mostly white. She wants to change that. Pierre, who's finishing a master's degree in entrepreneurship at Babson College, is launching a new line of dolls designed for boys of color. One is meant to look like an African American boy, with curly natural hair. One is Indian American. Another is biracial.   The goal is to give boys of all races a doll that looks like them, and that they can be proud of. Her new company is called Melanites, a reference to mel... (read more)

6. Church Bombing Victims Remembered on Anniversary in Alabama
September 12, 2013

Fifty years ago, the racially motivated bombing of an African American church in Birmingham, Alabama killed four little girls. The attack became a milestone in the American civil rights movement and galvanized support for the equal rights campaign.    At The Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, students pay tribute to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley, who were attending Sunday school at the 16th Street Church and died in the September 15, 1963 blast.    Cast members said the choral performance tells the stories of the ... (read more)