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TEEN STRONG

Boosting Black Voices

WITH

Marley Dias

by Heather DiLorenzo Williams

PRESS

For Lauren , who stood up for what she believed in with passion and strength.

Marley Dias

TEEN STRONG

Copyright 2022

Published by Full Tilt Press

Written by TK

All rights reserved.

Printed in the United States of America.

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except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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Editorial Credits

Design and layout by Sara Radka

Edited by Meghan Gottschall

Image Credits

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ISBN: 978-1-62920-906-7 (library binding)

ISBN: 978-1-68452-163-0 (Readaloud)

CONTENTS

Introduction ................................. 4

Getting Started ........................... 6

Becoming Teen Strong ........... 10

Inspiration ................................. 14

Work in Progress ..................... 18

A Bright Future ........................ 22

Timeline ...................................... 26

Quiz ............................................. 28

Activity ....................................... 29

Glossary ..................................... 30

Read More ................................. 31

Internet Sites ............................ 31

Index ........................................... 32

Introduction

In 2016 , Marley attended Black Girls Rock , a

yearly awards show honoring Black women

in entertainment , music , and other elds .

E

leven - year -old Marley Dias loved to

read . But she was tired of reading

the same kinds of books . The characters

looked nothing like her . She wanted

to read books about Black women and

girls .

Brown Girl Dreaming

by Jacqueline

Woodson was one of her favorites.

Marley and her mom were having

pancakes after school one day . She

was telling her mom about

Brown

Girl Dreaming

. They also talked about

Marleys frustration with reading .

Marleys mom asked , If you could

change one thing , what would it be ?

Marley thought about her book problem.

Marley decided to find a solution . She

knew she had three options . She could go

to a bookstore to buy what she wanted .

She could ask authors to write more

books about Black girls . Or she could go

on a mission to find books with Black

female characters . Then she could share

those books with other girls .

Marley chose the third option . That

decision changed her life . It also changed

the lives of countless girls . Each would

benefit from Marleys passion.

Getting Started

Marleys parents , Scott and Janice Johnson Dias ,

have encouraged their daughter to take an

interest in her community from an early age , and

have supported her efforts to make it better .

M

arley Dias was born

on January , 2005 , in

Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Her

parents are Dr . Janice Johnson

Dias and Scott Dias . Marley lives

with them in New Jersey . She is an

only child . Marley loves her dog ,

Philly . She is a fan of fashion . She

likes trying out the latest styles and

is not afraid to make a statement.

Marley grew up watching

activism in action . Her mother

was born and raised in rural

Jamaica . She is the co -founder and

president of a group . It is called

the GrassROOTS Community

Foundation . Dr . Dias has devoted

her life to helping families in

low -income areas . She also

published a book in 2021 called

Parent Like It Matters : How to

Raise Joyful , Change-Making Girls

.

The book helps parents teach their

daughters to use their interests to

make the world a better place . It

was no surprise to Marleys parents

that she became interested in

activism herself .

Janice Johnson Dias founded the

GrassROOTS Community Foundation

with her friend Tariq Trotter . Trotter , who

is better known as Black Thought , is a

member of the group the Roots .

Marleys

parents named her

after Bob Marley , the

well known reggae singer

from Jamaica .

activism : working for political or social change

Learning to Make a

Difference

T

he GrassROOTS Community Foundation has many programs .

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