Image Activist
Around The Way Girl, Inc.
About this Speaker
Maya Carr is an Image Activist and Founder of grassroots nonprofit organization Around the Way Girl, Inc. She is native to Camden, NJ, a city generally characterized by overwhelming poverty and crime. By way of her experience in Camden, Maya is uniquely equipped with an understanding of what young women living in underserved communities need to overcome lifelong experiences of trauma.
As a Humanitarian and Image Activist, she is constantly on a mission to advocate for the rights and images of young women growing up in marginalized communities through art, identity and education based projects.
Maya Carr is currently part of the Digital Products team at Blavity, Inc., a diversified digital media company that builds platforms to inform, entertain and engage communities of color.
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