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Bold, Beautiful, Brilliant Girls Youth Empowerment Group’s First Annual Stepping Up Ceremony

Article By Alyson Turner Photography By Jacqueline Marshall

Bold, Beautiful, Brilliant Girls Youth Empowerment Group works to foster success in young ladies within the community. This year BBB Girls Youth Empowerment Group held their first annual stepping up ceremony.

“The girls have completed one year of leadership. The young ladies focused on total wellness including Leadership, Community Advancement, College Readiness, Workforce Development and Financial Literacy. This group of young ladies forged a sister hood and focused on loving themselves and others,” says founder Dr. Jacqueline Marshall, “In the midst of a pandemic they made donations to teen shelters and frontline workers. They were also able to center themselves with yoga and meditation. We want our girls to be great and to love the skin they’re in.”

Bold, Beautiful, Brilliant Girls Youth Empowerment focuses on the following goals:

Community Advancement – Giving back to the community that you live in. Help others where you are able. How can you contribute to your area in a positive way?

Leadership Development – Goes hand in hand with service to the community. Encouraging our young ladies how to make a difference and take that initiative the help others. Members will often bring helpful ideas to connect with other organizations such as food pantries or events such as the Alzheimer’s walk. Leadership is about thinking beyond yourself. Financial Literacy – Be responsible with your finances. Starting as young as middle school, we can learn what it means to be financially responsible. We work together with our families to gain financial literacy in our home. It is an important way for parents and daughters to connect with one another.

College & Career Development – Many students enter college and must immediately take out student loans. We hope to help girls who want to go to college in order to minimize student loan debt. and to support them with our programs and goals. Many of our goals and partnerships introduce young women to different careers and different colleges. We also hope to develop sponsorships that would enable our young ladies to attend college with scholarships.

The stepping up ceremony allowed for a moment of reflection and celebration of the group’s accomplishments. Aliyah Waterman, a senior who will be attending Towson University this fall, received a $1,000 scholarship. Each year scholarships will be provided to seniors who are going to college or into a workforce development program.

Bold, Beautiful, Brilliant Girls Youth Empowerment Group accepts young ladies throughout Prince George’s County in grade 6 through 12. They are located in Largo, Maryland right off the beltway near the new hospital. For more information or if you are interested in joining, visit BBBYeg.org and click on “Contact”. You can enter your contact information for a follow up and to become a part of the distribution list for upcoming events. Registration is free.