My Dear Queen Community Book Drive
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The creators of My Dear Queen are on a mission to spread a message to young girls and women of color that they are beautiful, their hair is magically beautiful and that their hair is a symbolic crown of royalty in all its forms and glory. In order to spread this message, we need your help.
For the next 30 days until Friday, July 31, we are raising money to produce 500 printed versions of the book My Dear Queen. When we hit our goal, copies will be delivered to schools, shelters, community organizations and institutions throughout the city of Los Angeles whose programs benefit young girls and women of color.
This campaign, we’ve selected Downtown Women’s Center (the only organization in Los Angeles focused exclusively on serving and empowering women experiencing homelessness and formerly homeless women), Sand Sisters Los Angeles (a youth empowerment program designed to give female youth the tools to build a strong sense of self) and Susan Miller Dorsey High School (that serves Baldwin Hills, Baldwin Village, Jefferson Park, Leimert Park, and portions of Crenshaw and West Adams) as the recipients of My Dear Queen Community Book Drive efforts.
It cost $3.95 to produce one book, with your minimum donation of $5.00 or more we can put this message in the hands of a young girl or woman of color that needs to know how beautiful of a queen she is and provide her with words that encourages her to celebrate and love her hair.
Please take a moment today to read the poem My Dear Queen (listed below), share this gofundme link, make a donation and purchase a paperback copy or ebook on Amazon; pricing for both versions on Amazon are discounted for the duration of this campaign.
We thank you for supporting the My Dear Queen Community Book Drive, your help is valuable during these critical times when positive messaging is needed most for communities of color, and we look forward to spreading the words of My Dear Queen through this grassroots campaign with you!
My Dear Queen is written by Lawrence Carroll (tv personality from “What Happens at The Abbey” on E! and “9 Months with Courteney Cox” on Facebook Watch), illustrated by the gifted artist and muralist Yetunde Sapp , and creative directed by producer, author and conversationalist Joy Donnell of CIME (Center for Intersectional Media and Entertainment: Advancing Representation).
My Dear Queen,
Your hair is a crown, unlike any other
A crown bestowed to you by your father and your mother
Your hair is like magic, it can change everyday
Your hair is a crown, worn so many different ways
You can wear your crown curly
Or wear your crown straight
You can wear your crown low
Or wear it in braids
You can wear your crown dreaded
Or wear your crown in a fro
Your crown turns heads, everywhere that you go
Your crown is not less than, nor inferior to others
You’re a Queen with beautiful hair, just like your mother
So wear your crown proudly, atop your beautiful head
Your hair is a symbol of royalty, no matter what anyone says
For the next 30 days until Friday, July 31, we are raising money to produce 500 printed versions of the book My Dear Queen. When we hit our goal, copies will be delivered to schools, shelters, community organizations and institutions throughout the city of Los Angeles whose programs benefit young girls and women of color.
This campaign, we’ve selected Downtown Women’s Center (the only organization in Los Angeles focused exclusively on serving and empowering women experiencing homelessness and formerly homeless women), Sand Sisters Los Angeles (a youth empowerment program designed to give female youth the tools to build a strong sense of self) and Susan Miller Dorsey High School (that serves Baldwin Hills, Baldwin Village, Jefferson Park, Leimert Park, and portions of Crenshaw and West Adams) as the recipients of My Dear Queen Community Book Drive efforts.
It cost $3.95 to produce one book, with your minimum donation of $5.00 or more we can put this message in the hands of a young girl or woman of color that needs to know how beautiful of a queen she is and provide her with words that encourages her to celebrate and love her hair.
Please take a moment today to read the poem My Dear Queen (listed below), share this gofundme link, make a donation and purchase a paperback copy or ebook on Amazon; pricing for both versions on Amazon are discounted for the duration of this campaign.
We thank you for supporting the My Dear Queen Community Book Drive, your help is valuable during these critical times when positive messaging is needed most for communities of color, and we look forward to spreading the words of My Dear Queen through this grassroots campaign with you!
My Dear Queen is written by Lawrence Carroll (tv personality from “What Happens at The Abbey” on E! and “9 Months with Courteney Cox” on Facebook Watch), illustrated by the gifted artist and muralist Yetunde Sapp , and creative directed by producer, author and conversationalist Joy Donnell of CIME (Center for Intersectional Media and Entertainment: Advancing Representation).
My Dear Queen,
Your hair is a crown, unlike any other
A crown bestowed to you by your father and your mother
Your hair is like magic, it can change everyday
Your hair is a crown, worn so many different ways
You can wear your crown curly
Or wear your crown straight
You can wear your crown low
Or wear it in braids
You can wear your crown dreaded
Or wear your crown in a fro
Your crown turns heads, everywhere that you go
Your crown is not less than, nor inferior to others
You’re a Queen with beautiful hair, just like your mother
So wear your crown proudly, atop your beautiful head
Your hair is a symbol of royalty, no matter what anyone says
Organizer
Lawrence Carroll
Organizer
Los Angeles, CA