The doll manufacturer also announced that it will partner with Girls Write Now to provide “girls and gender-expansive young adults with $25,000 in programs empowering them to share their stories,” Mattel’s Barbie account said on Twitter.
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Girls Write Now
For 25 years, Girls Write Now has been breaking down barriers of gender, race, age and poverty to mentor the next generation of writers and leaders who are impacting businesses, shaping culture and creating change. Thank you for joining our movement.
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Mississippi Journalist Ida B. Wells Honored with New Barbie Doll
To honor Wells’ legacy as a writer and leader, Barbie is partnering with Girls Write Now, a nonprofit dedicated to mentoring the next generation of writers and leaders while breaking down barriers of gender, race, age, and poverty. Through a donation from the Barbie Dream Gap Fund, Girls Write Now will provide high school girls across the nation with writing and publishing programs. Barbie will also host a virtual event on February 18 with Michelle Duster, the great granddaughter of Ida B. Wells.
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Barbie Announces New Ida B. Wells Doll As Part Of Inspiring Women Series
Along with the new doll, the company is partnering with Girls Write Now, a nonprofit aimed at offering mentorship for the next generation of up-and-coming writers and leaders. Barbie will be working through its Dream Gap Project donation to provide writing and publishing programs for high school girls and gender expansive groups. Barbie will also be hosting a virtual Dream Gap event featuring Wells’ great-granddaughter Michelle Duster as a speaker.
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Girls Write Now’s 2022 TBR List: Book Picks From Our Community
Sometimes the most challenging part about reading is actually deciding what to read next. Girls Write Now has asked our bookworm friends to share their To Be Read list! Take a look around and maybe add a title or two to your 2022 reading list.
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Girls Write Now 2022 TBR List: Community Book Picks
Looking for inspiration on what to read in 2022? Check out these picks from our mentors and mentees during National Mentoring Month!
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Girls Write Now 2022 TBR List: Friday Night Salon Book Picks
Authors from across the writing world have hosted Girls Write Now’s Friday Night Salons that allowed us to stretch our minds and dream big. These artists’ #DifferentPerspectives gave us everything from memoir writing tips to poems that speak to our unique identities. If you’re looking for books to add to your 2022 To Be Read list, check out these books by teaching artists from our 2021 Friday Night Salons!