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There was a time where Marley was thinking about backing down but she says She told herself to hang on because a breakthrough might be wrong to a corner. And she was right she was very successful with Something that started out as a small idea at a diner.

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Marley had the chance to have an hour long conversation with director Ava Duvernay. She directed the movie Selma that tells the story of dr. Martin Luther King.She says that they both have what are common interest and both want to make sure that there stories of black girls and women are told. Meeting her in person was one of her favorite moments.

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Marley went to the black girls rock award show and met one of her favorite celebrities Rihanna. Rihanna said to her that it was important to have black girls out there trying to make the world better. This made Marley even prouder about what she was doing.

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Marley and a famous actress you might know of Mars a Martin launch everything party at the Department of Education in Washington DC that was joined with 200 are there black girls..  They went on tour and travelEd together get more black girls excited about reading.

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Marley thanks social media for helping her go above and beyond with her goal out of 1,000 books. thanks to social media she went on to the Ellen show and got a $10,000 check. She also received over 10,000 books from generous people that helped her hashtag trend.

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With Marley's hashtag being online it brought good publicity and bad. She learned that there are always people with different ideas and viewpoints. Many people would comment on her post negative things. Marley knew what she was doing was right so she chose to ignore the hate and keep her social media positive.

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In December of 2015 Marley went to Ghana, Africa.  this was an eye-opening experience and an exciting opportunity for her to learn new things.  She deserted in orphanage watch the dance competition and play games with other children.  “ Going to help boost my identity by connecting me to the continent “ page 77

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Marley never had any pets just several fishes that sadly passed away. She is not the  most responsible when it comes to pets. Instead of buying another pet she got multiple succulents and name them after powerful black leaders in our community. She hopes that they will be as strong as the leaders are named after.

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Before Marley's great grandmother on her dad's side passed away she gave her a emerald necklace .  Harley doesn't wear this necklace but holds it in the morning for good luck.This way she know she will never lose it and it smelled too close with your grandmother.

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In Marley's experience wearing a pantsuit ( especially to events where she does public speaking) it helps her feel more confident . Although she loves her pant suits and Blazers she also likes to wear girlier things depending on what she's doing. She believes that you should wear whatever makes you feel the best. “When I speak at events I prefer to wear suits.” page 58

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Marley's mom created the hashtag  1000blackgirlbooks So that Marley could do something active in the community to contribute to solving the problem. She's hoping that she will get 1,000 books donated to her so she can give them out to the girls that need the most.

“Id get 1,000 books and give them away to wherever they were needed and soon everybody would be reading about awesome us .”  Page 33

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In Marley's 5th grade class there  was a reading list filled with Newbery Medal books.

She soon noticed that all of the books had white main characters and similar plots .

She wondered why there was no representation for the other students in her class that were not white. That was the first time that she officially realized something had to be done.

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When Marley was nine she read a poetry book about black girls.In the beginning she didn't understand what the author was trying to get across but soon she realized the Author was talking about how black girls are not portrayed as important in media and books. Later on she had a conversation with her mom at a pancake diner about her goals for the new year She wanted to make a change.

"It opened a whole new world for me.  A world where Modern black girls are the main characters , not Invisible ." page 22

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Diaz, Marley. Marley Diaz Gets It Done and so Can You. Ava Duvernay.