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.
According to the New Pittsburgh Courier, Moxie Girl was created after Natalie’s mother noticed her daughter having hair-esteem issues.
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.
Just totally awesome! I need some of shampoo in my life.
congrats sweetheart, they should make this into a series and a cartoon
Love it!