Viral video becomes a beautiful hair-love story for Black dads and their daughters. Have you seen the new animated short film Hair Love? This is a short film about an African American father trying to do his daughters hair for the first time. Inspired by a video that went viral with... read more →
Dec
08
Jul
06
The importance of summer reading... and why reading is an important daily habit all year long. The most important thing your child can do this summer is read every day for at least 20 minutes, thirty minutes for children ages ten and up. Why is summer reading so critical?... read more →
Jun
26
Our first Summer Challenge is to keep a journal. We recently wrote a short blog post on the benefits of keeping a journal, but we've added to that list since its been published. Previously we shared that journal writing is beneficial because it can help you feel in control of... read more →
Jun
21
This summer the BeYOUtiful Brown Girl Project will be hosting a Summer Challenge! The SUMMER CHALLENGE is a made up of a collection of fun, creative and thought provoking mini- activities that can be done throughout the summer. We are hosting a summer challenge because several studies show that children... read more →
Mar
20
Meet Sanaa Jackson, an Influential Brown Girl who is an amazing role model and activist. Sanaa Jackson has been chosen to serve as our keynote speaker at our very first Afternoon of Affirmation: Love Your Selfie Workshop-Luncheon on June 1st, 2019. This is an interactive workshop and luncheon for Beautiful Brown Girls... read more →
Mar
03
Meet Azaria, an Influential Brown Girl dedicated to providing inner city youth girls with the opportunity to explore STEM! Azaria is 14 years old and currently in 9th grade. At 11 years old, Azaria formed her own organization, Z.inc. Z.inc provides inner city youth girls with the opportunity to explore... read more →
Feb
05
I had an idea several weeks back while scrolling through Instagram. I saw so many young and influential girls making big moves - socially and professionally. Initially, when thinking about how I wanted to celebrate Black History Month, I decided that I would try to feature as many influential brown... read more →
Dec
09
Dear Beautiful Brown Girl...Be Brave. Be Amazing. Be Thankful. Be You. How cool would it be if every time you picked up your phone there was a positive reminder to BRAVE, AMAZING, KIND, THANKFUL and YOURSELF? What would happen if you read this reminder several times a day? Maybe you... read more →
Nov
17
Dear Beautiful Brown Girl... How often do you look in the mirror? When you look in the mirror, are you happy with what you see? Why or why not? What if I told you that you are more than what you see when you look in the mirror? Yes -... read more →
Nov
15
Dear Beautiful Brown Girl... When someone tells you to write in your journal, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Does it mean you should keep a secret diary where you record your deepest darkest secrets? You can, but you don’t have to. Did you know that journaling... read more →