14-YEAR-OLD ASPIRING ASTRONAUT, TAYLOR RICHARDSON, RAISES MORE THAN $18,000 TO SEND 1,000 GIRLS TO SEE 'A WRINKLE IN TIME'
14 year old aspiring astronaut, Taylor Richardson, has raised nearly $19,000 as of writing this article to send 1,000 girls to see, "A Wrinkle in Time." This isn't Richardson's first time accomplishing such a feet using crowdfunding through, Gofundme. At nine years old she raised funds to attend her first space camp. Then at 13 years old, she raised over $20,000 to send over 1000 girls to see, "Hidden Figures." Now at 14, she is hoping to inspire girls of all ethnic backgrounds to explore STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) / STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) by taking giving them the opportunity to see, "A Wrinkle in Time."
"A Wrinkle in Time," opens in theatres, March 2018. Richardson listed several reasons as to why she feels this is necessary on her GOFUNDME page:
Why? I have a lot of reasons but the main ones are:
1. It shows young, black girls deserving a chance to be a part of the scifi cultural canon.
2. It has a female protagonist in a science fiction film. A brown girl front and center who looks like me in the role of Meg, a girl traveling to different planets and encountering beings and situations that I’d never seen a girl of color in.
3. Most impressive and importantly, it’s a fantasy film that is not about some white boys fighting evil, but about a black girl overcoming it.
Like Meg’s dad in the movie he wants to touch the stars I want girls especially those of color to see this movie and know that not only can touch the stars they already are ones! Maxine Waters says she’s “reclaiming her time,” well we girls are becoming the “Warriors” and we are “reclaiming our STEM!” With your donation it will help me help girls dream bigger and become more Megs in this world!
So to send a 1000 girls to see this movie is going to cost! My goal is to raise $15,000 send girls to see this movie along with giving each a copy of the book.
Supporting this project means you support not only diversity but gender equality in STEM and our films. KIDS NEED REPRESENTATION so that they can take pride in who they are and know that they are more than capable of being anything they put their minds to. Help us be warriors we Know we can be in STEM!
2. It has a female protagonist in a science fiction film. A brown girl front and center who looks like me in the role of Meg, a girl traveling to different planets and encountering beings and situations that I’d never seen a girl of color in.
3. Most impressive and importantly, it’s a fantasy film that is not about some white boys fighting evil, but about a black girl overcoming it.
Like Meg’s dad in the movie he wants to touch the stars I want girls especially those of color to see this movie and know that not only can touch the stars they already are ones! Maxine Waters says she’s “reclaiming her time,” well we girls are becoming the “Warriors” and we are “reclaiming our STEM!” With your donation it will help me help girls dream bigger and become more Megs in this world!
So to send a 1000 girls to see this movie is going to cost! My goal is to raise $15,000 send girls to see this movie along with giving each a copy of the book.
Supporting this project means you support not only diversity but gender equality in STEM and our films. KIDS NEED REPRESENTATION so that they can take pride in who they are and know that they are more than capable of being anything they put their minds to. Help us be warriors we Know we can be in STEM!
You can still support this endeavor by going to the GOFUNDME page.
We salute you, Taylor!
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