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Ms. Clarke from Oakland, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Black Girls Read

We need books with Black female authors and protagonists that represent our students' stories, empower, and affirm them!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Clarke's classroom raised $754

This project is fully funded

About My Students

Sajdah hated reading during advisory. She would sneak using her phone during reading time or reluctantly read..until I gave her "the Book of the Night Women", which featured a mulatto girl with green eyes just like Sajdah."

Milan was another student, who though loved learning, could not sit still--always distracted by gossip with friends-- until she read"An American Marriage" by Tayari Jones.

Milan and Tatianna were girls who excelled, above grade level in reading, but they enjoyed reading more when they related to the protagonists and had books to talk about with peers.

Mia, Milan, Sajdah, and Tatianna were all girls whose inspired me and help me come up with the idea to have a BLACK GIRLS READ Book Club.

On average our school's students score below grade level and 10% lower than the state average in English on state tests. Therefore, our school has mandated a half hour of "free" reading per day.

However, our school does not currently have new or relevant books, especially for my black female students, who want to create a book club.

With your help, we can create a more diverse library, where students have more books that represent their stories. With these books, my young women will be able to grow in reading comprehension, confidence, and community.

In Their Own Words

We want to create a book club call BCBG (BlackGirlsBookClub) or BLACK GIRLS READ. Last year Ms. Clarke shared books with us that she read, but we need enough to be able to read together so that we can discuss topics like relationships, high school, and self-esteem as Black girls.

We want to create a book club that will be run by ourselves as seniors. We will be reading books with the freshmen and sophomores. We hope that the younger girls can learn from us. I think that we will also have stronger relationships with one another by sharing our ideas and seeing what we have in common.

We are high schoolers preparing for college. Our reading level is important and affects how well we do. Also, when we get to college we will be on campuses and in classes where most of the class does not look like us. We want to encourage and support each other with these stories or books before we go out into the real world.

Ms. Clarke Envision Academy of Arts and Technology Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Oakland, CA View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True • Amazon Business $15.51 10 $155.10
The Book of Night Women • Amazon Business $13.48 10 $134.80
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas • Amazon Business $13.25 10 $132.50
Mirror, Mirror. Who Am I?: A Book of Affirmation for Black and Brown Girls • Amazon Business $12.97 10 $129.70

Materials cost

$552.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $50.52

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$640.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.10

Total project goal

$754.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $754.00

11 Donors

-$736.35

Donations toward project cost

-$640.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$95.45

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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