Presented by Black Girls Read & Rise FoundationRead. Rise. Reign.Established 2011

THE NEW BEAUTY ISSUE

Beauty was never one look.

A new chapter begins when a girl sees herself as a reader, a leader, and the author of her own story.

OUR PURPOSE

Faith. Voice. Service. Future.

Miss BGR Autumn is a literacy, confidence, leadership, and community-impact experience for young Black girls and emerging readers.

The experience celebrates each girl's reading journey, voice, confidence, growth, leadership, and service—not appearance, body type, hair, skin tone, clothing cost, or photography quality.

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Black Girls Read & Rise Foundation by Esther Funds Foundation

WHAT WE STRENGTHEN

The whole woman.

This experience is designed around identity, confidence, leadership, sisterhood, purpose, service, and student persistence.

Reading confidence

Developed through guided training, reflection, community, campaigning, and meaningful action.

Literacy

Developed through guided training, reflection, community, campaigning, and meaningful action.

Black girl joy

Developed through guided training, reflection, community, campaigning, and meaningful action.

Self-worth

Developed through guided training, reflection, community, campaigning, and meaningful action.

Leadership

Developed through guided training, reflection, community, campaigning, and meaningful action.

Sisterhood

Developed through guided training, reflection, community, campaigning, and meaningful action.

Service

Developed through guided training, reflection, community, campaigning, and meaningful action.

Creativity

Developed through guided training, reflection, community, campaigning, and meaningful action.

Educational growth

Developed through guided training, reflection, community, campaigning, and meaningful action.

Community impact

Developed through guided training, reflection, community, campaigning, and meaningful action.