Mo'ne Davis is launching a line of sneakers for charity

Mo'ne Davis is using her star turn in last summer's Little League World Series to help out impoverished girls around the world by endorsing a new line of sneakers in which the proceeds are sent to to charities.

Mo'ne Davis is using her star turn in last summer's Little League World Series to help out impoverished girls around the world by endorsing a new line of sneakers in which the proceeds are sent to to charities.

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The shoes are part of a collaboration between Make a Difference Everyday and the Because I Am a Girl charity, and feature baseball-style stitching on a high-top sneaker.

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In addition to entering the world of footwear design, Davis is also now a published author, as her memoirs, Remember My Name,hit stores on March 17.

[The Root]

- Brendan Maloy