Troop members Isis and Valentina take part in a scavenger hunt in San Francisco.
Photographer: Gabriela Hasbun for Bloomberg Businessweek
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An Alternative to the Girl Scouts Is Gaining Fans in US Cities
Radical Monarchs, an organization for Black and Brown youth, celebrates the positive.
Since it was founded in 1912, the Girl Scouts of the USA has been the best-known option for preteen girls interested in joining a youth organization with a nationwide presence. It took 102 years, but an alternative is gaining steam.
First established in 2014 in the San Francisco Bay Area, Radical Monarchs is a troop for Black and Brown girls—as well as children who identify as nonbinary—from 8 to 11 years old.