Girls Write Now founder Maya Nussbaum and  Girls Write Now mentee Tina Gao in 2009, receiving the Coming Up Taller Award from First Lady Michelle Obama.

We just posted about First Lady Michelle Obama’s call for more mentoring. Well,  Madame Noire is listening!

Madame Noire’s Senior Editor, Demetria Irwin and her super talented mentee Idamaris Perez recently performed their original poem called ” Detroit and the Dominican Republic,” a piece about their respective native lands.  The two ladies put their talents on display for almost 200 invitees as part of the Girls Write Now reading series.

Girls Write Now is a mentoring organization that pairs professional women writers with high school girls who are aspiring writers. Check below for a video of the performance! Ida is one talented young lady!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNg7t2qaCvQ

Are you part of a mentoring program? Shout it out!