African Community Learning Program

Marley Dias wanted to live in a world where the stories of young black girls were considered as worthy of telling as everyone else’s. So, she set out to create that world. Born in Philadelphia from a father of Cape Verdean roots and Jamaican mother, Dias learned early on in her life that racial diversity in stories matters. At just 11 years old, the six grader, Dias began her project titled #1000blackgirlbooks. She hoped to collect and donate 1,000 books that have black girls