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International
Pretty
Brown
Girl
Day,
February
25, 2017
“Celebrating
and
Cultivating
“GIRLpreneurs”,
Empowering
the Next
Generation
of
Leaders”
DETROIT
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Picture
a girl
with a
smile as
bright
as
diamonds
and a
heart
filled
with
hope
that she
will one
day
change
the
world.
Unfortunately,
many
girls of
color
don’t
receive
the
encouragement
they
need to
support
the
realization
of their
dreams.
The
Pretty
Brown
Girl
(PBG)
Foundation,
an
international
organization
and
creator
of The
Pretty
Brown
Girl
Doll,
was
created
to
empower
girls to
live
life to
their
fullest
potential,
while
loving
the skin
they are
in.
International
Pretty
Brown
Girl Day
embodies
the
mission
of
celebrating
and
uplifting
girls of
color by
creating
a day of
solidarity
and
takes
place
each
year on
the
fourth
Saturday
of
February
during
Black
History
Month.
Together,
with the
Charles
H.
Wright
Museum
of
African
American
History,
the
organization
established
their
2017
theme,
“I See
Me”,
which is
also the
theme of
the
Museum’s
“I See
Me:
Reflections
in Black
Dolls”
exhibit,
which
was
designed
for
family
enjoyment
and doll
collectors’
amusement.
The
exhibit
features
an array
of black
dolls,
dating
from the
late
19th
century
to the
present,
including
the
signature
Pretty
Brown
Girl
Doll.
This
year’s
International
Pretty
Brown
Girl Day
is the
perfect
day to
highlight
women
and
girls of
color
who are
leaving
a
footprint
for
other
pretty
brown
girls to
walk in.
We want
to
encourage
girls of
color to
think of
their
futures
by
seeing
“GIRLpreneurs”
- women
and
girls
who have
started
a
business,
created
a
movement,
provided
a
service
or
simply
shared
their
talents
and
gifts
with the
world.
Although
one of
the most
remarkable
trends
over the
past
decade
has been
the
phenomenal
growth
in the
number
of firms
owned by
women of
color,
there is
a
substantial
gap when
it comes
to
leveling
the
playing
field in
the
disparity
of
annual
earnings,
number
of
employees
and the
limited
business
sectors
women of
color
tend to
venture
into.
“We are
taking
our
buying
power
and
support
to
invest
in girls
and
women
who look
like us.
Despite
the
unique
challenges
women of
color
face in
today’s
traditional
workplace,
our
entrepreneurial
impact
is
undeniable”,
says
Sheri
Crawley,
Executive
Director
of The
Pretty
Brown
Girl
Foundation.
There
are
various
ways for
people
to
participate
in the
2017
International
Pretty
Brown
Girl
Day,
including
becoming
a
National
PBG
Member,
patronizing
women
and
girls in
businesses
and
encouraging
girls to
identify
their
interests
for
possible
career
aspirations.
If you
are
located
in
Michigan,
there
will be
special
tours of
the “I
See Me”
Doll
Exhibit
from 12
p.m. – 2
p.m. at
the
Charles
H.
Wright
Museum.
Registration
is
available
online
at
www.prettybrowngirl.com.
Please
share
your
experiences
with
Pretty
Brown
Girl by
using
the PBG
Day
hashtags
#PBGDay2017,
#ISeeMe
and #PBGIRLpreneur.
Visit
www.prettybrowngirl.org
for more
details
and
information.
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