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<b>The latest installment in the<i> New York Times</i> bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, featuring 100 barrier-breaking Black women and girls who showcase the spirit of Black Girl Magic.</b><br><br><i>Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic</i>, edited by award-winning journalist Lilly Workneh with a foreword by #BlackGirlMagic originator CaShawn Thompson, is dedicated to amplifying and celebrating the stories of Black women and girls from around the world; features the work of over 60 Black female and non-binary authors, illustrators, and editors; is designed to acknowledge, applaud, and amplify the incredible stories of Black women and girls from the past and present; and celebrates Black Girl Magic around the world. <br> <br>Amongst the women featured from over 30 countries are tennis player Naomi Osaka, astronaut Jeanette Epps, author Toni Morrison, filmmaker Ava DuVernay; aviator Bessie Coleman, Empress Taytu Betul, journalist Ida B. Wells, and many other inspiring leaders, champions, innovators, and creators. <i>Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic</i> is the fourth volume of <i>the New York Times</i> bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series which originally launched in 2016. <br> <br><i>Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic</i> is published by Rebel Girls, a global, multi-platform empowerment brand dedicated to helping raise the most inspired and confident global generation of girls through content, experiences, products, and community.<br><br> About Black Girl Magic<br> CaShawn Thompson, a proud third-generation native of Washington, DC, came up with the concept “Black Girls Are Magic” when she was a little girl growing up with her mother, grandmother, and aunts. It sprang forth fully formed from the mind of a poor little Black girl who didn’t yet have the words to describe the brilliance she saw in the women in h