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Local and state leaders demonstrated solidarity towards the importance of educat- ing, valuing and em- powering girls to think big and reach for their goals.
A group of female leaders united and marched with more than 250 girls in recognition of Women’s History Month.
Female Leaders Unite At The ‘Girls RIZE’ Empowerment March
Tampa Police Department officers, School Board member Lynn Gray, along with Buccaneer and Lightning Cheerleaders pose with Girls RIZE (Resilient, Intelligent, Zealous and Empowered) March participants in downtown Tampa during Women’s History Month.
These RIZE event speakers and Empowerment March Coordina- tor Alva Simmons. Front row: Marcia Mejia, represented U. S. Rep. Kathy Castor’s office; Karen Skyers, Esq., represented the office of Nikki Fried, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Doretha Edgecomb, former School Board member and re- tired principal; Alice Brown, pro golfer; and Iysis Patterson, Student MC representing Progress Village Middle Magnet School. Back row: The Honorable Judge Cheryl Thomas and Alva Simmons, Ed.S., Su- pervisor of Outreach and School Improvement.
This group of students proudly marched in the streets of downtown Tampa with signs.
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