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Yasmine Arrington
Birth Date:17 February 1993
Birth Place:Washington, DC
Nationality:American
Occupation:Plus-size model, motivational speaker, Founder and Executive Director of ScholarCHIPS

Yasmine Alexandra Arrington (born February 17, 1993)[1] is the Founder and Executive Director of ScholarCHIPS and a 2015 winner of the Peace First Prize, the JM Kaplan Innovation Prize and DC Social Innovation Prize.[2]

Early life and education

Yasmine Arrington was born and grew up in Washington, D.C.[3] From the time of her infancy until she was a teenager Arrington's father was often in prison.[4] Arrington's mother died in her freshman year of high school. She attended Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Northwest D.C., where she was in a program called LearnServe International, a DC non-profit that equips youth to be social changemakers.[5] She studied Strategic Communications and History at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina. Arrington graduated in 2015.[6] Arrington is a graduate student at Howard University School of Divinity.

ScholarCHIPS

In 2010 Arrington founded ScholarCHIPS, a non-profit organization which provides high school graduates with incarcerated parents mentoring, support and funds to pursue higher education. As of July 2015 the organizations has given over $180,000 in scholarship funds to 61 scholars pursuing their educations in college. ScholarCHIPS also hosts an annual College Life Skills Conference which provides local youth with training on topics such as financial literacy, how to build credit, sexual health, healthy relationships, and professional development. ScholarCHIPS seeks to break down the stigma and burden of shame that comes with having an incarcerated parent. Today there are over 2 million youth in the United States with a parent in prison.

Career

Arrington is a professional plus-size or curvy fashion model and motivational speaker. Arrington was named CurvySpokesmodel for Curves Rock Fashion Weekend[7] 2013 and was named October 2015 Curvy Girl of the Month for CurvyGirlChronicles.net,[8] a blog dedicated to body confidence, healthy curves and inner beauty.

Arrington has worked as a Public Relations intern with the Public Broadcasting Station, an Account Management intern at Ogilvy and Mather and as an Education Fellow with Hager Sharp. Arrington has been featured on numerous national radio, television, online and print outlets for her work such as Black Girls Rock,[9] The Washington Post,[10] the Baltimore Times,[11] The Huffington Post,[12] Forbes Magazine,[13] TeenVogue,[14] Essence,[15] Black Enterprise,[16] Daily Venus Diva Magazine, the Tom Joyner Morning Show,[17] WJLA,[18] WUSA9[19] and several others. Arrington has also been featured on two mega billboards in New York City.

Awards and recognition

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Simmons. Deborah. SIMMONS: Jack Kent Cooke's legacy continues to produce winners. The Washington Times. 18 November 2015. 1 December 2013.
  2. Web site: 10/27/2015 Peace First Announces 2015 Prize Winners. Newprofit.org. New Profit. 18 November 2015. 27 October 2015.
  3. Web site: CRFW 2013 Curvy Spokesmodel Contest. Curves Rock Fashion Weekend. 18 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Arrington. Yasmine. Growing Up With an Incarcerated Parent, Learning How to Forgive. Huffington Post. 18 November 2015. 22 September 2015.
  5. Web site: Penn. Stephanie. Beyond Inspiring: Meet Yasmine Arrington, Founder Of ScholarCHIPS. Daily Venus Diva. 18 November 2015. 3 September 2015.
  6. Web site: Slavinsky. Roksana. Fred Abramson's Lasting Legacy. BISNOW. 18 November 2015. 1 July 2015.
  7. Web site: CRFW Curvy Spokesmodel Contest. www.curvesrockweekend.com. 2015-12-12.
  8. Web site: Kristina Denise. Kristina Denise. 2015-12-12.
  9. Web site: M.A.D. Girls: Yasmine Arrington. https://web.archive.org/web/20121109171210/http://www.bet.com/video/blackgirlsrock/2012/highlights/m-a-d-girl-yasmine-arrington.html. dead. November 9, 2012. BET.com. 2015-12-10.
  10. News: He almost missed his daughter's college graduation. He got out of jail just in time.. The Washington Post. 2015-05-25. 2015-12-10. 0190-8286. en-US. Petula. Dvorak.
  11. Web site: Howard divinity student helps children of incarcerated parents go to college. baltimoretimes-online.com. 2015-12-10.
  12. Web site: Education and Mentorship: The Keys to the Doors of Freedom. The Huffington Post. 2015-12-10.
  13. Web site: Scholarships Aren't Enough. Forbes. 2015-12-10.
  14. Web site: Yasmine Arrington on Starting a College Scholarship Fund Teen Vogue. Teen Vogue. 2015-12-10.
  15. Web site: Youth Activists: Meet Yasmine Arrington, Founder and Creator or ScholarCHIPS. Essence.com. 2015-12-10.
  16. Web site: Yasmine Arrington Awards ScholarCHIPS to Youth of Incarcerated Parents. Black Enterprise. 2015-12-10. en-US.
  17. Web site: Jacque Reid Goes Inside Her Story with Yasmine Arrington. Black America Web. 2015-12-10. Cherie S.. White.
  18. Web site: Redskins' scholarship helps local girl achieve dreams, graduate college. WJLA. 2015-12-10. en-US.
  19. Web site: D.C. students talk financial literacy. WUSA9. 2015-12-10.
  20. Web site: Jones. Philip. Leadership lauded at ODK awards ceremony. Elon University. 18 November 2015. 26 April 2013.
  21. Two Washington, DC Area Students Recognized by Foundation for Outstanding Achievement in Community Service. Education Dive. 18 November 2015. 29 July 2013.
  22. Web site: "The Tassel Is Worth The Hassel," Says Yasmine Arrington, Founder of ScholarCHIPS. Argyle News. 18 November 2015. 24 July 2013.

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