Girls
Getty Images Could the new American Dream be to earn an income in dollars and spend it in countries that offer a higher quality of life and a more affordable lifestyle? For an increasing number of Black Americans, this is becoming a reality. Since a contentious election, the number of Americans moving from the U.S. […]
The United States faces a deeply troubling crisis that has not received the attention it deserves—the alarming number of missing or murdered Black women and girls. Despite the devastating impacts on families and communities throughout the country, the epidemic of missing or murdered Black women and girls has largely remained a silent one. It is […]
The United States faces a deeply troubling crisis that has not received the attention it deserves—the alarming number of missing or murdered Black women and girls. Despite the devastating impacts on families and communities throughout the country, the epidemic of missing or murdered Black women and girls has largely remained a silent one. It is […]
American Girl dolls were the center of my elementary school life. I remember owning two, both the ‘make your own’ dolls. I named them both after Francis Hogden Burnett’s characters: Emily, after the doll in “A Little Princess,” and Mary, after the main character in “The Secret Garden.” I remember being so emotionally tied to […]
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By Quintessa Williams Word in Black It’s no longer a surprising revelation that Black girls are disciplined at disproportionately high rates compared to their peers of other racial backgrounds. However, new data from two women’s advocacy organizations and the federal government has further shed light on this persistent trend. Black girls, who make up just 15 […]
What GAO Found Among girls, Black girls faced more and harsher forms of discipline than other girls and had the highest rates of exclusionary discipline, such as suspensions and expulsions. According to GAO’s analysis of the most recent Department of Education data before the pandemic, in school year 2017–18, Black girls comprised 15 percent of […]
Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter “Discipline for Black girls isn’t set up for the person being disciplined to explain themselves. It was more so just assumed that the person was in the wrong.” “During my time in school I noticed that some of the Black […]
As we’ve seen in recent years, the many ways in which racism can weave its way into the fabric of U.S. public education is both maddening and depressing. Racial disparities impact non-white students at every level, with a new report highlighting how the discipline is disproportionate toward Black girls in school. The 85-page study, recently […]
JENNIFER, 21, sentenced to 19 years to life at the age of 17. (Bedford Hills, NY 2014). Photo by Sara Bennett Over the past quarter century, there has been a profound change in the involvement of women within the criminal legal system. This is the result of more expansive law enforcement efforts, stiffer drug sentencing laws, […]