It's been one year since Breonna Taylor, unfortunately, joined a growing list of Black women who were killed by police.
The recent video of police in upstate New York using pepper spray against a 9-year-old girl draws attention to a pattern of disproportionately harsh punishment against Black girls by law enforcement and other authority figures.
The parents of Florida twins speak out.
Community residents found two missing Black girls in Milwaukee after police delayed its response despite suspicions that the children were victims of a sex trafficking ring.
Gladewater High School's dress code is slammed.
Black girls are in crisis of entering the criminal justice system.
Michelle Obama, joined by her husband Barack, dedicated an official portrait of herself to girls of color on Monday.
A Missouri mom turned to Facebook for help after discovering that her 4-year-old daughter was duct taped to a chair at a day care six months ago.
The “adultification” of Black girls explains why they are disciplined more harshly than White girls, according to researchers.
According to author Monique Morris, Black girls make up 16 percent of American school students, but account for over 33 percent of school arrests.
As national and local community leaders, we are considering how we both protect and build on the progress we have made to expand opportunity for our communities over the past eight years, and enlist all corners of our community to tackle the persistent challenges we still face.
