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Black Girls
​and School

Criminalizing the Behavior of Black Girls

"Built on a multilayered foundation starting with the transatlantic slave trade and continuing with the brutality of human slavery, prison convict leasing, mass incarceration of people of color exploited by the prison-industrial system, and the school-to-prison pipeline (SPP), the criminalization of the behavior of Black girls, specifically as it manifests in the educational system, appears to be the next step in the long history of systemic abuse, oppression, and marginalization of Black people in America." Source: Wilson, Vanessa M. Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools Leader’s Guide, 2020 p.7

The criminalization of the behavior of Black Girls and the policies which undergird the school to prison pipeline as a public health issue which traumatizes young girls and creates adverse childhood experiences which have serious health ramifications for these girls as they enter adulthood.  

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Bates, Karen Grigsby, "Study: Black Girls Are Being Pushed Out of School"
Edelman, MW, "The Cradle to Prison Pipeline An American Health Crisis"
Hill, Leah, "Disturbing Disparities: Black Girls and the School-to-Prison Pipeline"
McCarter S., "The School-to-Prison Pipeline: A Primer for Social Workers"
Pushout A Documentary
"Research Confirms that Black Girls Feel the Sting of Adultification Bias Identified in Earlier Georgetown Law Study"
The School-to-Prison Pipeline: A Report of the Children's Defense Fund







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  • Mission and Vision
    • Africana Maternal Resources
    • Black Girls and School Resources
    • Prostate Cancer Resources Resources
    • Africana Cancer Awareness, Prevention, Treatment and SurvivorshipResources
    • Africana Trauma Awareness, Prevention and Treatment Resources
  • Black Men Talk
  • Local and Global Partners
  • Podcasts & In The News
  • Contact
  • Founder and President