Girls for Grace Campaign
Help us raise $10,000 to provide legal and mental health support for 15-year-old Grace
15-year-old Grace, a black girl in Michigan, was arrested during a worldwide pandemic for not doing her online schoolwork on probation. Grace has ADHD and was struggling with her behavior and past situations at home and at school. For the entire story, please click here. While criminals were being let out of jail for the coronavirus, Judge Mary Ellen Brennan decided to send a child into a detention center.
Although the Judge denied Grace’s release and the next hearing is set for September 2020, 15-year-old Laila Crawley and 14-year-old Aliya Crawley have started an online campaign called "Girls For Grace" to raise awareness about Grace's story and share ways in which individuals can help support her. Check out their website here for details!
The two teen sisters along with their Mother, Sheri Crawley, have been working diligently to demand justice for Grace through their organization, Pretty Brown Girl Foundation. This is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to address adverse social issues affecting girls of color through self-acceptance and leadership development programs, empowering them to fulfill their dreams and promote positive change in their communities. Learn more about Pretty Brown Girl here.
The girls and their mom participated in a rally last week in Detroit which has been featured on both local and national news outlets including NBC News. In addition, they have all been interviewed by NowThis News to speak on behalf of Grace. You can watch their video below.
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