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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At our Girls Write Now Awards we celebrated the incredible mentees and mentee alums who are sharing their different perspectives, healing communities, and passing on their craft, including Kat Jagai (Girls Write Now Mentee Alum, Current Mentor and Editorial Assistant at Alloy Entertainment); Julia Mercado (Girls Write Now Mentee Alum, Summer Associate at Meredith’s Real Simple and Talent Coordinator at Hearst); Tiffani Ren (Girls Write Now Mentee Alum, Current Mentor and Marketing Assistant at Penguin Random House).
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