Mission

The mission of Black Girls Know Best (BGKB) is to position Black girls, ages 12-24, as visionary leaders, trusted experts, and architects of change, equipping them to disrupt systemic harm, dismantle oppressive structures, and build new systems rooted in safety, justice, and liberation.

Rooted in Black feminist principles, BGKB works to confront and correct the structural inequities that seek to erase, silence, and harm Black girls, ensuring that their stories, knowledge, and leadership are centered in movements for justice, healing, and equity. Through initiatives like our Ambassador Program, the Black Girlhood Archive + Black Girlhood Memory Project, Blossom (Reproductive Justice Agenda), Embodied (Wellness Agenda), and Girls Clubs, we create radical spaces of healing, culture, storytelling, and memorykeeping, where Black girls reclaim their power, rewrite narratives, and safeguard their futures.

We are more than a non-profit, BGKB is a movement and we are committed to building a world where Black girls thrive unapologetically, where their voices shape policies, cultural landscapes, and the futures they deserve. Our goal is to ensure that Black girls lead boldly, heal deeply, and live in a world where their existence is not just protected, but celebrated and revered.

Vision

Black Girls Know Best envisions a world where Black girls are safe, sacred, and central. A world where their lives are not just protected, but deeply cherished. Where they are free to play, create, question, rest, resist, and remember without punishment or erasure. Our vision is one of cultural reclamation and radical possibility. We believe Black girls are theorists, dreamers, truth-tellers, and builders of legacy. Their joy is political. Their knowledge is ancestral. Their presence is transformative.

At BGKB, we’re cultivating a liberated ecosystem where Black girls, across geographic locations and life experiences, can thrive on their own terms. We honor the archives they carry, the communities they come from, and the futures they’re here to shape. Through storytelling, education, cultural strategy, and deep care work, we are creating a living monument to Black girlhood. One that does not flatten or tokenize, but instead makes room for the fullness of their humanity.

We believe Black girls already know and that our role is to listen, build alongside them, and ensure they’re never forgotten, overlooked, or sacrificed in the name of progress. The world we’re building is one where Black girls are the blueprint as they always have been.

Why ‘Black Girls Know Best’?

At its core, Black Girls Know Best is grounded in a principle long held within Black feminist thought and organizing: those closest to the issues are closest to the solutions. Black girls are not problems to be solved. They are thinkers, builders, analysts, and visionaries whose lived experiences position them as experts on the conditions shaping their lives.

Black girls have always been theorizing their lives, naming harm, creating culture, and imagining new worlds. Therefore, we approach them as:

  • producers of knowledge

  • authors of their own narratives

  • cultural workers and meaning-makers

  • and intellectuals whose insights shape the direction of our work

This means that our programs, research, and initiatives are not designed for Black girls in isolation. They are designed with Black girls, in active collaboration, with their ideas, questions, critiques, and visions shaping what is built.

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

  • Rooted in Black feminist thought, we recognize that the freedom of Black girls, women, and gender non-conforming folks is central to collective liberation. We challenge systems of oppression: racism, sexism, and classism, while uplifting the power, complexity, and agency of Black girlhood.

  • Black girls carry an inherent wisdom rooted in their lived experiences and cultural legacies. At BGKB, we honor this truth. Black girls are the ultimate authorities over their own lives and futures. Their voices lead everything we do as we work diligently to push back against erasure and celebrate their knowledge as resistance.

  • We celebrate the beauty, complexity, and diversity of every Black girl. We are committed to creating spaces where Black girls can be free societal expectation as they thrive- being seen, heard, and valued for who they are.

  • We believe in every Black girl’s right to control her body, health, and future. Reproductive Justice at BGKB means advocating for more than just healthcare; it’s about dismantling the systemic barriers that limit Black girls’ autonomy, safety, and well-being.

  • We honor the rich legacy of Black Southern culture, where art, music, and activism converge. This tradition of resilience and innovation fuels how we convene, organize for justice, and create space for future generations.

  • Inspired by the Black radical tradition and Assata’s call to "love and support each other," we work toward tearing down systems of oppression and building pathways to true liberation, where Black girls lead with power and freedom.

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