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WE ARE CALLING FOR AN INVESTMENT OF $1 BILLION BY 2030 IN BLACK GIRLS, FEMMES AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE YOUTH

Even in the face of the insurmountable odds Black girls and young women face in America, we are making tremendous strides and contributions in this country. The #1Billion4BlackGirls campaign invites us to imagine what 2030 can look like if we invest $1 billion in Black girls and young women over the next 10 years.


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Why It Is Important

Black girls and women are at the forefront of strategies to organize across identities and communities to advance justice for all of us.

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Black girls’ and women’s voices, visions, and experiences are essential and necessary for the liberation of all Black people – and indeed, all people.

Fact #1

As millions of people have made Black Lives Matter our nation’s largest racial justice movement ever, Black girls and young women remain at great risk for being adultified,  invisibilized, erased, and victimized by violence.

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Black girls are facing significant barriers to educational achievement, economic and political equality, and are the recipients of deeply embedded racial and gender biases in the media, public policy, research, and philanthropy.

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According to the Ms. Foundation landmark study on philanthropy, women and girls of color account for 0.5% of $66.9 billion by foundations, totaling just $5.48 per woman and girl of color in the United States.

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Black girls and women are at the forefront of strategies to organize across identities and communities to advance justice for all of us.

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We Must Speak to Be Heard

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Every summer people of every gender, religion and color gather on the streets for a celebration of love, equality, humanity and joy.

Black girls and young women have been on the frontlines of fighting for racial and gender equity, but their stories and lives are often overlooked.

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The Advocate: Celebrating #BlackGirlFreedomWeek with Joanne N. Smith & Damala Denny

February 21, 2023
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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. 
About the #1Billion4BlackGirls campaign

The #1Billion4BlackGirls is a 10-year philanthropic initiative designed to invest in the brain trust, innovation, health, safety, education, artistic visions, research, and joy of Black girls and their families. The Black Girl Freedom Fund (BGFF) is an initiative of Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC), and leads and hosts the organization of Black Girl Freedom Week.

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