*In light of the recent reversal of the affirmative action policy, Jen Franks Ahaghotu a US-based CEO and graduate of Harvard University believes in the power of Black women’s educational achievements to change the world.
Ahaghotu urges 3,000 Black women with a High School Diploma or above to help her set a world-first mass representation record online on September 8th, 2023.
The title is the Extreme Excellence World Records
for: “The Most Photos of Black Women with a Graduation Certificate Uploaded in 24 Hours.” The project will flood social media, aiming for a minimum of 1 million social impacts; it has already attracted approximately 400,00 hits to date. September is important – it is the birthday of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, who stepped into the history books in 1960 when she integrated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans at just six years old, becoming an international icon.
The project is raising funds and awareness for the Ruby Bridges Foundation. A documentary is in production, and the project culminates in an event in Washington, DC, during Black History Month February 2024.
“Our contributions deserve to be celebrated at the highest level in the global narrative. We are so much more than a diploma, and this is a joyous focal point to share our stories. Future generations are watching and learning,” said Ahaghotu.
She declares in an Instagram post, “We don’t ask permission, We don’t wait to be included, We don’t need to pull up a chair. We do this on our own terms! For us. By us.”
The Harvard graduate has chosen the only female-founded world record company, Extreme Excellence World Records from Tasmania, to adjudicate the attempt.
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To learn more visit BlackWomenWorldRecord.com
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