The event, which happened last month, was aimed at empowering our youth to read and see themselves as heroes.
In what has become known as "The Talk," which parents give Black boys about police encounters, I also teach my daughter to respect authority, but that she should never allow her rights to be violated.
On this episode, Dr. Yashima discusses the importance of mentoring African American girls with the founder of A Bigger Picture, Inc., Chanel Evans. Also joining the conversation – Rohey Mbenga, teacher sponsor from EL Haynes Public Charter School, and program participants Jasmine Kelly, Anika Khan, and Maya Gray.
According to author Monique Morris, Black girls make up 16 percent of American school students, but account for over 33 percent of school arrests.
It's the first out of 430 registered caucuses that will focus solely on the issues that we as African-American women face.
I want my future daughter to love the skin she's in.
Black female students are facing two huge institutional challenges as racism and sexism converge in a way that mean stiffer punishments for them. A new…
“Women of color struggle every day with biases that perpetuate oppressive standards for how they’re supposed to look and how they’re supposed to act. Too often,…
The benefits of exercise with regards to weight loss does not affect Black girls in the way that it does their White counterparts, according to research published…
