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Girls Quest – New York, NY

By Kim at June 3, 2009 | 7:15 pm | 0 Comment

Our mission is to nurture girls from low income families in New York to help them achieve their full potential and become active members of their communities by building academic and social competence. Girls Quest strives to empower girls to become strong, productive and caring contributors to their communities through outdoor experiential education, year-round mentoring,

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SisterMentors – Washington, DC

By Kim at March 29, 2009 | 7:59 pm | 2 Comments

Dr. Shireen Lewis is the Founder of SisterMentors. Vision Statement of SisterMentors Because girls of color are dropping out of school at an early age, SisterMentors is committed to mentoring girls of color in middle and high schools in the Washington, D.C. area. We are giving back to our community by promoting the value of education among girls of color. Our

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Youth and Mentoring Programs for African American Girls

By Kim at March 25, 2009 | 3:46 pm | 0 Comment

To build our resource listing of youth and mentoring programs for African American girls, I am asking for your help with providing information on clubs and organizations that focus on educating, empowering, and encouraging pre-teens and teenage girls. I am also looking for churches that have youth programs for girls that are open to non-members. If you know

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Lisa – Computer Scientist and Entrepreneur

By Kim at March 14, 2009 | 4:47 pm | 2 Comments

Afro Puffs and Ponytails present Lisa, a professional African American woman Computer Scientist and Entrepreneur from Santa Barbara, California. I remember the day my parents purchased a computer. I was 10 years old and all too eager to click every icon, open every folder, and browse every web site and I realized that I wanted to be one of the people that created

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