The Nia Project KC
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  • ABOUT
    • Our Story
    • Leadership
    • Why Black Girls & Women?
    • Get in touch
  • RESOURCES
    • Resource Directory
    • Resource Symposium 2022
  • FUNDING
    • Nikki Deona Dennis Scholarship Fund and Application
    • Grants and Sponsorships
    • Funding Recipients
  • NIA PROJECTS
    • Thank A Teacher
    • Black Women Get Fit
    • Show Me The Money
    • 2022 Nia Project
  • WAYS TO GIVE
  • HAPPENINGS
  • WHAT WE DO
  • ABOUT
    • Our Story
    • Leadership
    • Why Black Girls & Women?
    • Get in touch
  • RESOURCES
    • Resource Directory
    • Resource Symposium 2022
  • FUNDING
    • Nikki Deona Dennis Scholarship Fund and Application
    • Grants and Sponsorships
    • Funding Recipients
  • NIA PROJECTS
    • Thank A Teacher
    • Black Women Get Fit
    • Show Me The Money
    • 2022 Nia Project
  • WAYS TO GIVE
  • HAPPENINGS

Why Black Girls and Women?

Why Black Girls?

Recently, we celebrated the success of Amanda Gorman - We were in awe of her presence, accomplishments and oratorical skill.  She was fabulous and she made us proud.

We generously give admiration to hollywood stars, successful business leaders. entertainers and athletes, but it doesn't feel like we give the same energy to young people living in our own backyards. I wonder how many Amanda Gorman's are going unnoticed, unappreciated, unsupported and uninspired.

We want to be part of something that changes that - The Nia Project wants to shine a light on girls,  and work to ensure that more girls have an opportunity to be.

Black girls are 16 percent of girls in schools, but 42 percent of girls receiving corporal punishment, 42 percent of girls expelled with or without educational services, 45 percent of girls with at least one out-of-school suspension, 31 percent of girls referred to law enforcement, and 34 percent of girls arrested on campus. Black girls are the only group of girls overrepresented in all discipline categories for which data are collected by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.                                       "Excerpt from the Atlantic article below."

The Nia Project seeks to answer the question, "How are Black Girls faring in Kansas City and what specific opportunities do we have to increase and ensure more positive outcomes for them?"


 The Atlantic - The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools

 
                         

Why Black Women?

The American experience has always been a challenge and uphill battle for Black women. National statistics are sobering, and The Nia Project will specifically explore and examine,  the quality of life for Black women in Kansas City, with an overall goal of increasing awareness, support and outcomes.  These articles help to provide background and perspective on the challenge.

Bloomberg - Best and Worst Cities for Black Women


Times Up Foundation - Gender and Racial Inequity During Crisis: Black Women and the Pay Gap
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The Atlantic - The Reckoning will be Incomplete without Black Women and Girls
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The Nia Project
WHAT WE DO
ABOUT US
Our Story
Leadership
Why Black Girls
& Women

Contact Us
RESOURCE SYMPOSIUM 
FUNDING
Scholarships and Internships
Grants and Sponsorships
Funding Recipients
PROJECTS
Thank A Teacher

 Black Women Get Fit
Show Me The Money
Quality of Life Survey

WAYS TO GIVE

HAPPENINGS