{"id":102,"date":"2018-04-24T14:07:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T14:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/?page_id=102"},"modified":"2023-02-11T21:58:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T21:58:18","slug":"simone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/simone\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Girls Vote Fosters Empowerment"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-102-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/Simone_BlackGirlsVote.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/Simone_BlackGirlsVote.mp3\">https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/Simone_BlackGirlsVote.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>By Simone Benson<\/strong><br \/>\nOlakemi \u201cKemi\u201d Teru is a student, mother, activist, and a proud black woman. She is an active member of the organization, Black Girls Vote.<\/p>\n<p>Nykidra Robinson, a Baltimore native, founded the organization in 2015. Black Girls Vote is a nonpartisan organization that represents the issues and concerns of black women in their communities. They encourage women to participate in local and national elections.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-403\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-403\" src=\"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/simone2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/simone2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/simone2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/simone2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/simone2-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/simone2-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reporter Simone Benson interviews Olakemi \u201cKemi\u201d Teru, a senior at Morgan State University, about her motivation<br \/>behind her activism in the community.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A combination of the civil unrest after the death of Freddie Gray and a murder right in front of her home fueled Robinson to start the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Teru, a senior at Morgan State University, shares the desire to create positive change in the community. Being a new mother is her motivation. Black Girls Vote gives her the courage to fight harder and make sure her voice is heard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving my son made me realize that I have to be more active in the community for his sake because eventually, my son&#8217;s going to get older. He&#8217;s an African-American male and that&#8217;s just the scariest thing,\u201d Teru said.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan State is the first university to charter a chapter of Black Girls Vote. The advisor of the organization is Dr. Pamela Queen, a Morgan State University professor in the finance and accounting department. Queen grew up in the civil rights era and during a time of nationwide protests against the war in Vietnam. She knew it was important for students on Morgan State University\u2019s campus to understand the importance of having a voice in the political process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn&#8217;t see that here. And so it was really important for me to make sure I could cultivate that and nurture that and make sure that we keep that sort of student activism going\u201d Queen said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-402\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-402\" src=\"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/simone1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/simone1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/simone1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/simone1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/simone1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/simone1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Pamela Queen, a professor at Morgan State University, advises Black Girls Vote on the campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She serves as a delegate in Montgomery County, Maryland. Her involvement in politics makes her a good fit to serve as advisor to the students at Morgan State University. Queen says her goal is to inspire the young women to run for office one day.<\/p>\n<p>Teru has that dream, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I can ever run for office I might start off small, maybe city councilwoman or delegate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Teru says she hopes to encourage younger women to become leaders as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Simone Benson Olakemi \u201cKemi\u201d Teru is a student, mother, activist, and a proud black woman. She is an active member of the organization, Black Girls Vote. Nykidra Robinson, a Baltimore native, founded the organization in 2015. Black Girls Vote is a nonpartisan organization that represents the issues and concerns of black women in their &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/simone\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Black Girls Vote Fosters Empowerment&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":124,"featured_media":282,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[7],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/124"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":484,"href":"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions\/484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baltimore2018.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}