Girl Scouts

Today, the Girls Scouts organization is made up of young girls from all races learning valuable life lessons, but that wasn’t always the case. The organization was desegregated via the efforts of Sarah Randolph Bailey, who began her mission in the mid ’30’s. Bailey, born 1885 in Macon, Ga., was a longtime educator and missionary […]

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A mystery man is being hailed as a hero for buying all the cookies some Girl Scouts had for sale, saying he did it so they wouldn’t have to stand outside anymore. South Carolina mother Kayla Dillard said on Facebook that the man paid $540 in cash for all the girls’ cookies, saying […]

The rapper saw the video and tweeted back that she wants all the cookies!

NEW YORK (AP) — The Girl Scouts of the United States of America filed a trademark infringement lawsuit on Monday against the Boy Scouts of America for dropping the word “boy” from its flagship program in an effort to attract girls. In the complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, the Girls Scouts claim the program […]

LAKE HALLIE, Wis. (AP) — A driver was inhaling chemical vapors, or huffing, just prior to striking and killing three Girl Scouts and a mother and critically injuring a fourth girl who had been picking up trash along a rural Wisconsin highway, police said Monday. Colten Treu, 21, sped off after the collision in Lake […]

If you’ve ever been a Girl Scout, you know how exciting it is when it’s time for the annual cookie sale. You want to get a big number, not just for bragging rights but because the cookies will benefit the Girl Scouts and your troop. But for one New York City based chapter, cookie sales […]

05/02/17 – Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Giselle Burgess, the founder of Girl Scout Troop 6000, a NYC based Girls Scout Troop for homeless girls. Learn more about the organization here.   Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some lucky Girl Scouts got the ultimate camping experience Tuesday: an overnight in tents pitched on the White House South Lawn. It was the first time that one of the country’s most well-known expanses of manicured grass was turned into a campground, an excited Michelle Obama said as she greeted the 50 […]

  The Girl Scouts of America announced they will allow transgender females to join troops, but conservative Christians aren’t having it. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! The Girls Scouts website states: “Girl Scouts is proud to be the premiere leadership organization for girls in the country. Placement of transgender youth is handled on a case-by-case […]

Najah Lorde is a 12-year-old Girl Scout who is basically a boss. She sold 2,833 boxes of Girl Scout cookies, becoming the top seller in…

PHOENIX (AP) — Customers of some medical marijuana dispensaries are finding they don’t have to go far if they have a case of the munchies. Girl Scouts seem to be foregoing the usual supermarket stops for selling their beloved cookies. A few days after a teenager sold dozens of cookie boxes outside a San Francisco […]

Mellody Hobson talks about how the Girl Scouts can teach a thing or two about money and business. I’m not sure if you noticed, but it’s Girl Scout cookie season.  I hate to play favorites, but nothing beats a frozen Thin Mint. Whatever your poison, Girl Scout cookies are big business.  In the organization’s century-long […]