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Feb 27, 2019

How You Can Be Part of the Solution

Last week, we talked about how many stereotypes about Black women and girls have deep roots in slavery and racism — particularly when it...

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Feb 20, 2019

The Historical Roots of the Sexualization of Black Women and Girls

Last week, we explored how the way that our society views Black girls as more mature and less innocent than their white peers may allow...

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Feb 5, 2019

Girlhood Interrupted: On R. Kelly and How Black Girls Are Viewed in Our Society

In January, the documentary Surviving R. Kelly aired on Lifetime. It presented a searing look at how the singer and songwriter has...

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