Black Girl Futures

Looking for writing community? ✍🏾We’ll be writing together on Thursday, February 19th from 2-4 pm EST. Join us!👩🏾‍💻

💗 February 2026 BGC Newsletter is here! 💗

This issue spotlights Dr. Tiffany Octavia Harris, new and emerging scholarship in Black girlhood studies, a call for submissions on Black girls’ digital literacies, and upcoming Spring 2026 Write-In & Collective Conversation gatherings.

Research. Creativity. Community.
Tap in and share with your people. ✨

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✨ The December 2025 Black Girlhood Collaborative Newsletter is here! ✨

Dive into new scholarship on Black girlhood, check out the researcher spotlight, explore Black girl poetry and fine art, and get ready for our Spring 2026 Write-In & Collective Conversation.

A space for joy, research, creativity, and community. 💚

Interested in being featured? Slide into our DMs.

Looking for writing community? ✍🏾We’ll be writing together on Thursday, November 20th from 2-4 pm EST. Join us!👩🏾‍💻

🦃Happy November! Check out the latest issue of our BGC Newsletter! Be sure to join us for the November BGC Power Hour Write-In on 11/20 at 2 pm EST.🦃 Interested in being featured? Send a DM.

🎃Happy Spooky Season! Check out the October BGC Newsletter! Be sure to join us for the October BGC Power Hour Write-In. 👻Interested in being featured? Send a DM.

Looking for writing community? We’ll be writing together on Thursday, October 16th from 2-4 pm EST. Join us! 😊

One thing we’re definitely going to do at Black Girlhood Collaborative is read a book with a Black Girl Protagonist!

We invite you to join us for a Collective Conversation about Curlfriends:New In Town, a graphic novel by Sharee Miller.

The date for the Collective Conversation is forthcoming. In the meantime, grab a copy (hopefully from a Black-owned bookstore 👀) and dive in! 👧🏾📖

😬😅…We’re a little late to the party, but the September 2025 BGC Newsletter is here (the October newsletter is coming soon!), shining a spotlight on all things created for, by, and with Black girls! 🔥💃🏾❤️ This is your chance to showcase your latest publication, upcoming event, or be the next BGC feature. Don’t miss out—DM us for more info and let’s celebrate your work together!

To one of our very own — always gonna shine the light on you! 🌟 Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Kandysee Leonard ( ) on her graduation from the University of Florida this weekend! We see you, we celebrate you!

Join us this Thursday for our LAST write-in and collective conversation of the semester! 🥳🙌🏾🧚🏿‍♀️