The proclamation honors the city's annual African American Young Ladies Summit.
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A twelve-year-old Afro-Latina, Avianna went through two Denver schools being bullied by her classmates, including one who called her and other Black students the N-word and hit them, she says. And her difficulties didn't end at school: In the last six months, Avianna lost both her fourteen-year-old brother and her grandfather to cancer.
The AAYLS program began as a career day for Black women to model and mentor young Black girls, providing professional workshops, industry information and resources for post-secondary education. But since the first summit in 2017, the program has"We are thrilled that the Denver City Council has formally recognized the vital importance of the AAYLS in the lives of our Black girls," says Dr.
The annual summit has been held in the Denver metro area since its inception, serving up to 500 Black girls each year, according to the proclamation."Avianna has lived through more hardship and challenges in her twelve years on earth than most adults have in a lifetime," Veronica said."Thanks to AAYLS, Avianna's confidence, self-love, resistance, perseverance, and how she stepped into her power is unlike anything I've ever seen.
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