Black Girls Achieve (feat. Taniqua Huguley)

from She Did That! · host Nikai Fondon

I sat down with Taniqua to speak about starting a program to help empower young women through developing leadership skills and practical life knowledge. Taniqua hails from Long Island City, NY and has lived in Hartford, CT since 2011. She is the Outreach Director of Open Communities Alliance, an organization aimed to unwind intentional segregation and to provide housing opportunities and access to all. She is also the founder and owner of a new organization Black Girls Achieve, which is a girl empowerment program that aims to provide black girls the skills and tools to learn about the ways society shapes black girlhood and how to navigate its nuances. Taniqua is a two-time Trinity College graduate, in 2011 she received het Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology; in 2017 she received her Master of Arts degree in Public Policy. Taniqua has also received the 50 for the Next 50, Hartford’s Finest, and 100 women of color awards. INSTAGRAM- @blackgirlsachieve_ F O L L O W   ME: Facebook- @shedidthatpod (She Did That) Instagram- @nikaielise Twitter- @nikaielise8 Buy Me A Coffee

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I sat down with Taniqua to speak about starting a program to help empower young women through developing leadership skills and practical life knowledge. Taniqua hails from Long Island City, NY and has lived in Hartford, CT since 2011. She is the Outreach Director of Open Communities Alliance, an organization aimed to unwind intentional segregation and to provide housing opportunities and access to all. She is also the founder and owner of a new organization Black Girls Achieve, which is a girl empowerment program that aims to provide black girls the skills and tools to learn about the ways society shapes black girlhood and how to navigate its nuances. Taniqua is a two-time Trinity College graduate, in 2011 she received het Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology; in 2017 she received her Master of Arts degree in Public Policy. Taniqua has also received the 50 for the Next 50, Hartford’s Finest, and 100 women of color awards. INSTAGRAM- @blackgirlsachieve_ F O L L O W ME: Facebook- @shedidthatpod (She Did That) Instagram- @nikaielise Twitter- @nikaielise8 Buy Me A Coffee

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