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We Owe Black Girls Their Innocence: Four Ways We Can Give It Back- Part 2

By Bilphena Yahwon — February 18, 2019

In Part 1, we discussed the process by which Black girl innocence is stolen. Here are some personal and practical ways to give it back: Crown Them Children Black children are children. Black girl children are children. And if that concept strikes you as strange, if it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: adultification, black girls, black women, healing, privilege, restoration

We Owe Black Girls Their Innocence: Four Ways We Can Give It Back- Part 1

By Bilphena Yahwon — February 18, 2019

By Andria Nacina Cole In June of 2017, the Center on Poverty and Inequality at Georgetown Law published the first study focused on the “adultification” of Black girls. The study, “Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood” reveals data indicating … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: adultification, black girls, black women, healing, restoration

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