November 3, 2021
LaKeisha Gray Sewell, founder of Girls Like Me, wants young girls to understand the power of media and how to use it to combat stereotypes.
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Girls Like Me Founder Wants To Instill Pride in Black Girls
LaKeisha Gray Sewell began the Girls Like Me Project after volunteering in her son’s classroom in 2008. She observed the young girls in the class were exhibiting negative behavior. She decided to host a ladies’ lunch for the girls, who were in fourth grade, as a way to break up the mean girl behavior and develop a sense of responsibility and love for each other.