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.

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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]

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