Missed #flyychat??? 

Check out the Storify!!!

I mean....why??  Well, you missed another GREAT conversation! Cidra and Lara were absolutely ridiculously AMAZING!!!  

 

But, don't fret!  Check out the storify wrap up here.

 

#Flyychat will be back in January 2016 for more great conversations with fabulously flyy people!  See you then!

I'm Flyy/You Flyy,

 

Robyne

 

Black Girl Flyy...

"In a recent study of African American girls in New York City, the girls who had a strong racial identity — e.g., those who described themselves as “strongly in touch with their racial heritage” or
“Afrocentric” — were more likely than others to say that they were happy on a typical day, to indicate a serious commitment to their schoolwork, to get good grades, and to express a desire to go to college." --Excerpt from "Unlocking Opportunities for African American Girls: A Call to Action for Educational Equity" authored by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the National Women's Law Center.  

Click here to read the full report

Then, join me NEXT MONDAY, December 14th @ 8PM EST, when I will be  joined by educator/activists and all-around-flyy girls, Cidra Sebastien of Brotherhood-Sister Sol and Lara Davis of the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture for our next #flyychat, Black Butterflies: Improving Outcomes for Young Women and Girls of Color.

Tell yo' people and join the conversation!  See you then!

Prep for Black Butterflies:  Improving Outcomes for Young Women and Girls of Color

"In New York City in 2011, 90% of all girls subject to explusion were Black.  No white girls were expelled..." from Black Girls Matter: Pushed Out,  Overpoliced and Unprotected a report by the African American Policy Forum and Columbia Law School's Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Forum.  In the report, authors Kimberlé Crenshaw, Jyoti Nanda and Priscilla Ocen raise awareness around the challenges faced black girls and women and their long-term effects.  

Read the full report here.

Then, on Monday, December 14th @ 8pm EST, join myself, Lara Davis and Cidra Sebastien for the next #flyychat- Black Butterflies: Improving Outcomes for Young Women and Girls of Color.  Add your voice to the conversation!  Join us!

a new report by the African American Policy Forum and Columbia Law School’s Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies. - See more at: http://portside.org/2015-02-04/black-girls-matter-pushed-out-overpoliced-and-underprotected#sthash.noLjUsJS.dpuf

a new report by the African American Policy Forum and Columbia Law School’s Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies. - See more at: http://portside.org/2015-02-04/black-girls-matter-pushed-out-overpoliced-and-underprotected#sthash.noLjUsJS.dpuf

a new report by the African American Policy Forum and Columbia Law School’s Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies. - See more at: http://portside.org/2015-02-04/black-girls-matter-pushed-out-overpoliced-and-underprotected#sthash.noLjUsJS.dpuf

a new report by the African American Policy Forum and Columbia Law School’s Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies. - See more at: http://portside.org/2015-02-04/black-girls-matter-pushed-out-overpoliced-and-underprotected#sthash.noLjUsJS.dpuf

New #flyychat!!!! December 14th @ 8pm EST

Black Butterflies: Improving Outcomes for Young Women and Girls of Color 

   

Please join me for the last #flyychat of 2015!!!  I am so excited to be in conversation with two ridiculously brilliant human beings:  Lara Davis (Arts Education Manager, Office of Arts and Culture-Seattle) and Cidra Sebastien (Associate Executive Director, Brotherhood-Sister Sol-Harlem).  

Join us as explore the structural and institutional barriers facing young women and girls of color and how cross-sector collaborations and liberatory practices can create a more just future for our beautiful "Black Butterflies".

Take a moment learn more about Cidra and Lara!  Check out their bios below!

  Cidra M. Sebastien

BIO

Cidra M. Sebastien is a runner, writer, art lover, social justice activist, and youth advocate. When she is not spoiling her niece and nephew, singing to Stevie Wonder, or running marathons, she acts as the Associate Executive Director of The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, a youth organization impacting the lives of youth in New York City. She was recently appointed to the NY City Council's Young Women's Initiative as Co-Chair of the Education Committee. Cidra is a proud graduate of Hampton University, and is completing her Masters degree at New York University. 

Lara Davis

BIO

Lara Davis has been active in youth development and community arts education for more than a decade. She has served as a Seattle arts commissioner and as program director for Arts Corps, an award winning Seattle-based youth arts organization. As arts education manager for the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, Lara is the City's representative for the Creative Advantage, a public/private partnership to ensure equitable access to high quality arts learning for all Seattle students. Lara serves on the National Advisory Committee for the Teaching Artists Guild, and facilitates equity and racial justice trainings for teaching artists, educators and organizations, presenting locally and at national conferences. As a person of color, Lara understands the value of cross-cultural, multi-sector efforts to dismantle racism and other oppressions, and to promote justice. As an artist and arts administrator, she knows firsthand the power of creativity necessary to build access, foster engagement, transform communities, and inspire systemic change.