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Girls Speak

A place for your words, your art, your actions, your goals and your dreams

Celebrating Elevating LeadHers Development Fellow Dani Brown

By Ashley Ray | Sep 7, 2024

When Angela Patton sees a gap in opportunities for Black girls and women, she naturally seeks to fill it. Girls For A Change was in need of a Development Director,…

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Peer Advisor Restore: Afryea’s Experience

By Ashley Ray | Aug 4, 2024

I was intrigued after hearing about the Peer Advisor Restore Cohort. Sister Angela introduced it it to the Girls For A Change (GFAC) Peer Advisors at one of our meetings.…

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Public Statement on Bensley Agrihood Rezoning

By Ashley Ray | Jun 21, 2024

For the past 3 years, the Bensley Agrihood Planning Project (BAPP) cohort has been working to build Bensley Agrihood in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The cohort is comprised of Happily Natural Day,…

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Celebrating 20 Years of Camp Diva Leadership Academy

By Ashley Ray | May 31, 2024

Camp Diva Leadership Academy is marking its 20th anniversary this summer! In over two decades of serving Black girls, we have learned a lot. We’ve learned how to listen, how…

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All the New Netflix Movies You Can Watch This Summer: Daughters Added to Netflix August 14th

By Girls For A Change | May 16, 2024

“Summertime: The living is easy, school’s (almost) out, and the days are growing longer and hotter — which means there’s plenty of space for cool nights spent on the couch.…

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Angela Patton, Kerry Washington, and Natalie Rae posing for photo.

‘Daughters’ Documentary Scores Netflix Deal

By Girls For A Change | Mar 22, 2024

“…Daughters cleaned up at the Sundance Film Festival. With the “Audience Award in Documentary Competition,” plus the overall “Festival Favorite” award in pocket and the glowing articles from movie reviewers…

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Natalie Rae and Angela Patton hold their Sundance Film Festival Award for 'Daughters' documentary

‘Daughters’ Documentary Receives Sundance Awards, Positive Reviews, Accolades

By Girls For A Change | Feb 8, 2024

Incarcerated fathers and daughters reunite at a daddy-daughter dance in Sundance documentary Excerpt From AP News: PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Angela Patton has devoted her career to listening to…

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Variety – ‘Daughters’ to Receive Subject Matter Grant at Sundance Film Festival

By Girls For A Change | Jan 10, 2024

Subject Matter will award a grant of $25,000 to “Daughters” by Angela Patton and Natalie Rae. The documentary will have its world premiere in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the…

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Peer Advisors Take Flight: California to Atlanta

By Ashley Ray | Dec 28, 2023

Greetings! My name is Afryea Williams. I’m 17 years old and in the 12th grade. I am a Peer Advisor for Girls For A Change. A Peer Advisor is an…

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