Eighth-graders at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School participate in the kick off of the new mentoring program with leaders Angela Patton, chief executive officer of Girls for a Change, second from right; Anna Gage, Girl Action Team coordinator, third from right; and Virginia Commonwealth University intern Tiffany Fox, fourth from right.
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'Girl power' electrifies RPS mentoring program
Fourteen eighth-grade girls came together at Richmond’s Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in a room set up in the round with self-esteem games, prizes, conversation and positive energy as the sounds of Alicia Keys’ “Superwoman” fueled the atmosphere.
