The Black Girls Tribe Receives $100k Grant From Nike For 'Black Girls Just Do It' Initiative - Blavity

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The Black Girls Tribe Receives $100k Grant From Nike For 'Black Girls Just Do It' Initiative - Blavity

The Black Girl Tribe, a nonprofit group based in Washington, D.C., has announced it was awarded a $100,000 grant from Nike’s Black Community Commitment Portfolio to fund programming benefiting Black girls. “By having this grant, we are eliminating that burden. We're bringing Black coaches, Black athletes, to come in and actually talk to the girls about joining those sports, what it takes, the history of those sports so that it's not just, we’re throwing them out there to the wolves,” founder Gabrielle Martinez told WUSA 9. “We’re actually trying to give them everything they need to compete. and be athletes of the same level that other people are other demographics.” The award will also support the nonprofit's expansion of athletic initiatives with the launch of Black Girls Just Do It. In an Instagram post last week, The Black Girl Tribe wrote that sports are healthy for the development and character building of young people. “Through sports we learn to be competitive, but always...

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