s ▁vision , ▁mission , ▁and ▁goals , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁individual ▁needs ▁and ▁interests ▁of ▁each ▁youth ▁organ izer ▁shape ▁Sister s ▁In ▁Str ength ’ s ▁programming . ▁S IS ▁confront s ▁the ▁several ▁levels ▁of ▁individual ▁and ▁institution al ▁disc rim ination ▁that ▁threaten ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁girls ▁and ▁women ▁through ▁community ▁organ izing . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁civ ic ▁eng agement ▁exercise , ▁the ▁Sister s ▁in ▁Str ength ▁youth ▁organiz ers ▁discussed ▁the ▁found ing ▁documents ▁that ▁sh aped ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁values . ▁In ▁community ▁with ▁other ▁black ▁girls ▁at ▁the ▁Black ▁Girl ▁Mov ement ▁Conference , ▁black ▁girls ▁imag ined ▁a ▁new ▁world ▁that ▁values ▁black ▁girls , ▁a ▁world ▁where ▁girls ▁and ▁all ▁women ▁of ▁color ▁would ▁come ▁together ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁world ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁want ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁and ▁the ▁Black ▁Girl ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁is ▁their ▁found ing ▁document . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Jo anne ▁N . ▁Smith , ▁Found er ▁and ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁Girls ▁for ▁G ender ▁Equ ity , ▁presented ▁the ▁Black ▁Girl ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁to ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁C au cus ▁on ▁Black ▁Women ▁and ▁Girls ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁C au cus ▁Sym pos ium , ▁“ Bar riers ▁and ▁Path ways ▁to ▁Success ▁for ▁Black ▁Women ▁and ▁Girls ” ▁in ▁the ▁Member ’ s ▁Room , ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress , ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁Building . ▁ ▁The ▁Co al ition ▁for ▁G ender ▁Equ ity ▁in