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Commissioned by
The BlackWomen forBlack GirlsGiving Circle
of the
Twenty-FirstCenturyFoundation
Commissioned by
The Black Women forBlack Girls Giving Circle
of the
Twenty-First Century Foundation
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lack Girls in New York City: Untold Strength and Resilience provides anoften unseen portrait of the lives of Black girls living in the city of NewYork. The report offers an overview of literature as well as an analysisof original data collected through focus groups and written surveys. Thendings uncover some of the specic challenges and daily struggles faced by girlsof African descent, while also identifying their strengths, triumphs, and modes of survival. Ultimately, the report lays out a plan for how those issues, particular tothe experiences of Black girls, can best be addressed through the concerted effortsof family, community, and policymakers, and through the self-determining work of these girls themselves.
About the Blac Women for Blac Girls Giving Circle of the Twent-First Centur Foundation
This report was commissioned by the Black Women for Black Girls Giving Circle(BWBG), a philanthropic collective that seeks to amass knowledge and nancial re-sources in support of organizations committed to the empowerment of Black girls inNew York City. The impetus for this initiative developed as four colleagues—AfricanAmerican women whose work in the non-prot sector afforded them the opportu-nity to work with and around Black girls—witnessed the myriad challenges thesegirls seem to face on a regular basis. Concerned about what they were seeing, andthe dearth of available research about the state of Black girls in New York City, theyreached out to others in the formation of a giving circle to generate the funds neces-sary to support their vision. Since its inception in the fall of 2004, BWBG has heldinformational gatherings led by direct service practitioners. The giving circle has aconstituency of seventeen committed participants. BWBG is a giving circle of theTwenty-First Century Foundation (21CF), a public foundation whose mission is tofacilitate strategic giving for Black community change.
About the Institute for Women’s Polic Research
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) conducts rigorous research anddisseminates its ndings to address the needs of women, promote public dialogue,and strengthen families, communities, and societies. IWPR focuses on issues of pov-erty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family, health and safety, andwomen’s civic and political participation.For more than ten years, IWPR has tracked the well-being of women and girls acrossthe nation. Our work in this area has sought to benchmark progress, highlight re-maining barriers to women’s equality, and underscore the ways in which the intersec-tion of race and gender impact women of color.
About This Report
Blac Women for BlacGirls Giving Circle
Chandra AndersonKwayera Archer CunninghamBarbara J. ArmstrongPauline BareldBarbara BraggMartha CameronKanyere Eaton* Joi GordonBernice GiscombeDesiree HardawayG. Angela HenryAngela Hollis*Erica HuntDebi B. JacksonEmma Jordan SimpsonLeah Y. LambViolet MitchellValerie Oliver Durrah*Stephanie Palmer*Arva RiceAlexandra RojasLinda Tarry-ChardKaren Taylor BassElwanda Young
*BWBG Founders
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