Protecting Black Girlhood with Ashley Sawyer and Damala Denny, Girls for Gender Equity - a podcast by Cheryl-Lyn Bentley

How does centering the experiences of Black girls protect their innocence and childhood? In this Bonus Episode, Ashley Sawyer and Damala Denny from Girls for Gender Equity join to discuss GGE’s efforts. GGE is an inter-generational nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening local communities by creating opportunities for young women and girls to live self-determined lives. We explore how GGE works to dismantle systems of oppression in order to empower Black girls and help them #breakconcrete. We also discuss GGE's vision for the 2020 presidential election.

Find links and show notes at https://breakconcrete.com/bc019

Topics Covered: 

• GGE’s empowerment of young women of color
• GGE’s National Agenda for Black Girls 
• How the Black Girl Bill of Rights declares the rights and privileges that Black girls and women deserve
• Defining the adultification of Black girls and how it impacts school outcomes
• Why Black educators matter
• Stereotypes about Black women and girls and how these stereotypes impact relationships
• Disproportionate discipline of Black girls in schools
• How GGE is centering the experiences of Black girls in the 2020 presidential election
• Ashley’s and Damala’s hopes and wishes for the upcoming elections
• The importance of safeguarding Black girls’ childhood and innocence

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