Scholarship. Organizing. Arts. Resistance.
A space for Black and Brown girls –where arts, wellness, and organizing converge to build the next generation of storytellers, healers, and leaders.
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We build spaces for healing, storytelling, performance, liberation education, radical pedagogy, and collective action.
The SOAR Center for Creative Liberation supports Black and Brown girls and gender expansive young people at the intersections of arts, wellness, and organizing in the DC Metro Area.
Our Mission
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5
cohorts
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80+
young people supported
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100+
hours of programming delivered
Our Programs
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The Embodied Lab
Movement, mindfulness, and creative expression as healing and empowerment.
Dance and movement rooted in Black traditions
Somatic healing workshops
Sound healing & breathwork
Artistic journaling & poetry
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The Archive Project
Black and Brown girls as historians, podcasters, and publishers of their own stories.
Audio storytelling & podcasting
Zines, blogs & self-published books
Digital archive of Black girls' contributions
Oral history methodology training
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The Freedom Stage
Dance, theater, poetry, photography, and visual arts as tools for advocacy and social change.
Site-specific community performances
Partnerships with local organizers
Devised theater & spoken word
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The Sankofa Circle
Learning what the formal system doesn’t teach, rooted in Black feminist thought and liberatory pedagogy.
Black history & feminist theory workshops
Guest scholars, organizers & healers
Reading circles & study groups
Political education
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The Curriculum Table
Black and Brown girls conduct research, build curriculum, and teach teachers. They are not the recipients of education — they are its architects.
Original research & oral history methods
Curriculum development with facilitators
School & district partnerships
Published open-source curriculum guides
Girls leading professional development for educators
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Black Girls SOAR
A cohort-based fellowship program that nurtures Black girls through training in arts-based advocacy, action research, and community organizing to address educational inequities.
Arts-based, healing-centered curriculum
Research training
Stipended program
End-of-cohort community showcase
In Their Own Words
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When you have this space for Black girls and with Black girls, you are able to be yourself, be authentic, and that's what the program provided me with. I loved it. It made me feel safe. It made me feel I was valid, like I have a voice, and that I have the right to use it.
— Jessie, Black Girls SOAR Cohort 1
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During the program, I felt changes internally. My self-esteem and confidence have been boosted. I have tried to work on becoming more outspoken and advocating for myself.
— LaToya, Black Girls SOAR Cohort 2
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My peers have seen a difference in me. They said I'm more confident, and I feel like I've just been more open with myself and who I am because of Black Girls SOAR.
– Amaya, Black Girls SOAR Cohort 3