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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">There is an educational equity gap in the Black community.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="gmaildefault">I am</span> requesting your help to solve this problem. I am inviting you to sponsor a participant and/or to share this information with families who could benefit from our services. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#9900FF">"An educational equity gap is where there is a significant and persistent disparity in educational attainment between different
groups of students. The equity gap that exists between white students and students of color begins in K-12 education --where 87% of white students graduate high school on-time compared to 76% of Hispanic and 73% of African American students -- and continues
into and through postsecondary education."</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="gmail-jsgrdq"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#9900FF">-101: Equity Gaps in Higher Education, Higher Education Advocates , May 2019</span></i></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">What you may not realize is that the educational equity gap is also reflective of an empowerment equity gap. An empowerment equity gap exists when students lack affirmations of self-worth,
self-confidence, positive reinforcement and effective critical decision-making skills. One of the keys to personal development for youth is empowerment. Our intention is to introduce our youth to empowerment for the first time or reinforce their current understanding
of and relationship with empowerment. Empowerment is an equitable resource, which means it creates experiences that enable our youth to reach empowering and rigorous learning outcomes - no matter their race or income. Positive Women Meet Up, LLC (PWM) is pleased
to have developed an empowerment outreach program<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmaildefault">-- </span><b><span style="color:#9900FF">The 25x25 Project</span></b><span class="gmaildefault">, a</span> social emotional learning
& empowerment<span class="gmaildefault">program. The program is FREE for all participants with the help of donations from our sponsors. We are launching September 1st, hosting</span> 25 middle/high school aged African American girls in Rialto/San Bernardino! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">For more information on this project and how you can sponsor an African American girl in our community to attend, click <span class="gmaildefault"><a href="http://www.PositiveWomenMeetUp.com">www.PositiveWomenMeetUp.com</a>, </span>go
to the 25x25 Project tab<span class="gmaildefault">.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> (</span></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">If connecting from your phone, click the three lines at the top to find the tab.)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Sponsor Registration: <a href="https://bit.ly/3irVytu" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3irVytu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Participant Registration: <a href="https://bit.ly/2VzTBSu">https://bit.ly/2VzTBSu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">All details are at the links.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> <b><span style="color:#38761D">Deadline is August 25th for participants
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Please share the links, info and attached flyers with your friends, family and colleagues. If you would like <span class="gmaildefault">to speak with me personally about this program, please email
<a href="mailto:info@positivewomenmeetup.com">info@positivewomenmeetup.com</a>. Thank you for your time and consideration. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">Keona Henderson C/O 2008</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">Black Alumni Chapter President</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">DONATION FOR BLACK SCHOLARS:
<a href="https://myadv.ucr.edu/forms/legacybrick" target="_blank">Legacy Brick Program</a></span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black"><a href="https://linktr.ee/UCRBlackAlumni" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://linktr.ee/UCRBlackAlumni</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">3rd Vice President, NCNW Riverside Section</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">More about the BAC President:<a href="http://goog_560813329" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC"> w</span></a><a href="http://ww.KeonaHenderson.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">ww.KeonaHenderson.com</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">#VILLAGEBUSINESS</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:blue">"We are the living memory of the Black experience at UC Riverside."</span></i></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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