Recent Highlights

Watch Denia’s Interview for Lancôme’s Write Her Future Campaign (featured on Lancôme and Vogue Magazine’s Instagram Channels)

Watch Denia in Lancôme’s Write Her Future Campaign

Watch Denia’s Keynote Speech at the 2022 #GirlHero Awards with Girl Up, United Nations Foundation

Read about Denia’s advocacy journey in the United Nations Foundation’s Blog (Black History Month 2023)

Press

“Student in the Spotlight: Denia Smith”

“How Denia Smith is Empowering the BIPOC Youth Leaders Today”


“A look into the POC Advocacy”

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“AAPF Young Scholars Program”

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“Meet our 2021-2022 Youth Advisory Board!”

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“'21-’22 Girl Up Teen Advisory Board”

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How Can Girls Lead if They Can’t Choose?

“MHS Students Walk Out of Class to Support Reproductive Rights”

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“Self Image, Career Goals Focused at Disney Dreamers Academy”

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“How The Disney Dreamers Academy Impacted These Alumni”

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“Lancôme: Celebrating the Next Generation of Women with Write Her Future Scholarships”

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“Cantu Beauty, Women Empowering Nations Name 12 Women For New Global Fellowship”

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Taco Bell Foundation Introduces The Next Generation Of Young Changemakers Making Global Social Change

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Awards

Black Girls Lead! Scholar

Princeton Prize in Race Relations Certificate of Accomplishment

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New Jersey Rising Scholar

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ConversationaLIST Disruptor

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Disney Dreamer

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Girls Leading Our World (GLOW) Cohort & Fellowship

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Write Her Future Scholar

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Vital Voices Visionary Fellow

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Taco Bell Ambition Accelerator Semi-Finalist

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Speaking Engagements

Voices of West Windsor

Dr. Tom Frieden Answers Youth Vaccine Concerns

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“Denia Smith”

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Girl Talk: Critical Conversations on SRHRJ

Global Fitness Challenge: Mindfulness & Self Care

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GLOW Global Summit: “Changing The Game, Blazing a Path For Innovation & Advocacy

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EMPOWER Podcast

Global Leadership Summit - Bodily Autonomy & Gender-Based Violence

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Taking Care of Yourself by Celebrating Yourself

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Lancome x NAACP: Write Her Future Scholarship Fund

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