Natalie McGriff took her creation, The Adventures of Moxie Girl, a comic book about a black girl whose curly hair has magical powers, to a crowdfunding festival and walked away with more than $16,000.
The odds were stacked against Moxie Girl, but she had already saved the Jacksonville Public Libraries from a wild group of hungry monsters, so beating out 530 entries to win more than $16,000 for her creator would be easy, right?
Well, that’s what happened after 7-year-old Natalie McGriff took her creation, The Adventures of Moxie Girl—a comic book about a black girl who hates her hair until she uses a magical shampoo that turns her curls into superfighting Afro puffs—to One Spark, a huge crowdfunding festival in Jacksonville, Fla. One Spark attendees pay an entrance fee and then vote on how the money should be dispersed.
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According to the New Pittsburgh Courier, Moxie Girl was created after Natalie’s mother noticed her daughter having hair-esteem issues.
“I decided to help Natalie write this book because she was having self-esteem issues regarding her hair and she hated to read,” Angie Nixon said in a statement viewed by the Courier. “She now realizes how powerful and awesome her hair is and that in order for her to write a cool book, she needs to read more books and learn different words.”
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In the end, the hero prevailed and Moxie Girl edged out the competition, beating the closest competitor by a mere three votes.
Good wins again.
