Posts Tagged ‘Black Children’
Silent Crisis: When Bullying Targets Black Students
Schools continue to fail to protect students against bully, especially the race-based bullying faced by Black students.
Read MoreWatchdog calls for end to ‘adultification’ of black children by police in England and Wales
A case in London has spurred discussions about the impact of adultification bias on Black children, especially when police are involved.
Read MoreInside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience
Colonial Williamsburg has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, where hundreds of mostly enslaved students learned to read through a curriculum that justified slavery.
Read MoreThe Black Child Book Fair
Welcome to THE BLACK CHILD BOOK FAIR – MILWAUKEE! Join us at the Mary Ryan Boys & Girls Club for a day filled with books, fun, and learning. Discover a wide selection of books celebrating black authors, characters, and stories. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to support diversity in literature and promote a love for reading…
Read MoreHow Racial Bias Warps the Narrative of School Shootings
A journalist who covered the recent school shooting in Georgia explains how racism tragically impacted victims afterward.
Read MoreNorth Minneapolis street to be renamed after child advocate of community
An advocate for children in north Minneapolis, Bernadette Anderson, will have the street she lived on dedicated to her.
Read MoreWhat Happened When Brooklyn Tried to Integrate Its Middle Schools
In a country where more than 1/3 of students attend a school where most of their peers share the same race or ethnicity, a district in Brooklyn is making strides to ensure their own students meet those from all different backgrounds.
Read MoreNew study finds that Black children begin to menstruate at earlier ages
Research finds that children of color are starting menstruation at earlier ages at higher rates than white children, which could hurt health.
Read MoreBarbie will make dolls to honor Venus Williams and other star athletes
Barbie’s products are to become more diverse as they release dolls that represent female athletes in order to help young girls foster self-confidence and ambition.
Read MoreThe Other Side of the Game: Black Athletes and Mental Health
While so many Black youth find a home on a sports team where they excel, the glory of it all often hides the mental health struggles they may be dealing with.
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