In recent decades, a growing body of work casts light on Black girls' schooling experiences
to inform the emerging field of Black girlhood studies. Our theoretical review applies …

In current research and theoretical models that address racial inequity or gender disparities
in gifted education, there is a missing narrative around high-achieving/gifted Black girls and …

Black women and girls are frequently left out of narratives on sexual harassment/sexual
violence due to pervasive racism and sexism. Schools contribute to this silence by …

The racial disparity in the American juvenile justice system impacts the lives of many youth
of color. Youth of color constitute 34% of the US population, however, they make up 62% of …

School suspension is associated with increases in delinquency and arrest and is
disproportionality experienced by youth of color. Limited research has examined the …

In recent years, the media has highlighted the disrespectful and sometimes violent manner
in which SROs respond to Black girls' behaviors. Few studies question how SROs in schools …

We explore the theoretical frameworks of ecological systems theory, intersectionality, and
multi-dimensionality to examine the dynamics of the environment as it relates to the …

84 Jamelia N. Harris to punishment at rates higher than girls of any other race/ethnicity
group and non-Black boys (US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, 2016). While …

School-level factors associated with Black students' overrepresentation in school discipline
outcomes (suspensions, expulsions, referrals to law enforcement, and arrests at school) …

Within US public schools, Black girls are increasingly overrepresented in exclusionary
discipline. Typically, this disproportionality has been examined through the analysis of …