Rebel Girls #CelebrateBlackGirlMagic Tour x Brave + Kind Bookshop

**Please note this event will take place outdoors, masks will be required, and there will be room for distancing***

Meet the team behind

or purchase a book on -site to be signed by the author!

• Q&A w/ author and editor Lily Workneh + CaShawn Thompson, the mind behind the #BlackGirlMagic hashtag and movement, moderated by author and photographer, Kharan Bhethencourt
• Add your own story and have your portrait drawn by a professional artist!
• Visit the Celebrate Black Girl Magic pop-up merchandise shop, which features limited edition merchandise (brownie mix, enamel pins, varsity jackets, and t-shirts) created in collaboration with Black-owned brands.
• Enjoy a fun photo station!

Lily Workneh is an award-winning journalist who is passionate about impactful storytelling. She previously led HuffPost’s “Black Voices” and later served as the editor-in-chief at Blavity News, where she directed the platform’s mission to amplify, unpack, and celebrate the many aspects of the Black millennial community. Lilly has since joined Rebel Girls as head of digital content and is a Forbes “30 Under 30” 2018 honoree. She wholeheartedly believes powerful stories can shift perspectives, expand imagination, and deepen understanding, helping to build a better future for all of us.

CaShawn Thompson is the brilliant mind behind Black Girls Are Magic and the hashtag #BlackGirlMagic. She believes in the phenomenal power and skill of Black women and girls. A passionate advocate of the work, will, and wonder of Black women, CaShawn champions their many causes online and in her everyday life. She lives right outside of her hometown of Washington, DC, in Mount Rainier, MD, with her husband, two cats, and the various children and grandchildren who visit daily.

Host or Publisher Brave + Kind Bookshop