#Blackgirltalk

October 11th is International Day of the Girl, and its another #MSKtakeover in Middle GA! This year's theme is "GirlForce: Unscripted and unstoppable." Our leadership program for girls serves to cultivate the NOW generation of Black girls to Lead.Be.Do. We give them the tools, skills, and resources to advocate for themselves , their peers, and their community, and we support them as they learn to break boundaries and take charge of their own future. This will be even more epi

A fundamental component of MSK has been to teach girls the importance of social justice and activism through community engagement. Since 2015, girls in the program have initiated a project to raise awareness about a youth or societal issue. They have tackled bullying, child sex trafficking, created Care Closets for at-risk youth in schools, and drafted their own legislation to decriminalize petty theft by homeless youth. Research indicates that today's teens are facing issu