Intersectionality, Race & Gender
The National Crittenton Foundation (TNCF) has long shared the struggle that many face to define the depths of the challenges and the invisibility of marginalized girls and young women in the United States. This is crucial if we are to...
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Intersectionality, Race & Gender
For National Foster Care Month, Juvenile Law Center and Teen Vogue have partnered to produce a new series Fostered or Forgotten which explores issues affecting youth and families involved in the child welfare system. Below are some of the most recent articles: Foster Care...
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Intersectionality, Race & Gender
News
While #MeToo put a spotlight on sexual harassment, most of the conversation has been about adults in the workplace, said Sara Goodkind, a member of the Black Girls Equity Alliance in Pittsburgh. “Many adults aren’t aware of what’s happening to...
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Intersectionality, Race & Gender
This groundbreaking study by the Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality provides—for the first time— data showing that adults view Black girls as less innocent and more adult-like than their white peers, especially in the age range of 5–14....
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Intersectionality, Race & Gender
School Discipline
In this study, the National Black Women’s Justice Institute and Misha N. Inniss-Thompson sought to examine the extent of disparate school disciplinary practices for female students nationwide, with a focus on Black and Latina girls in comparison to their White female...
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Intersectionality, Race & Gender
School Discipline
The research reflected in this report was designed to elevate the voices of Black girls and other girls of color affected by punitive policies so as to deepen our understanding of the ways they experience inhospitable educational environments and to...
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