Intergroup contact has long been lauded as a key intervention to reduce prejudice and
improve intergroup attitudes among youth. In this review, we summarize classic perspectives …

Sociopolitical development (SPD) is the process by which individuals become aware of
social inequality, recognize the status of their social identities, and engage in activism. For …

Both society and psychological science are deeply grounded in (and often perpetuate) white
supremacy and anti-Blackness. While human development is inextricable from macro-level …

Parents are the earliest transmitters of ethnic‐racial socialization (ERS), but transmitters
within the school context become more important as youth move into adolescence. Yet, the …

African American adolescents are grossly overrepresented in rates of school suspensions
for minor disciplinary infractions; however, the consequences associated with this …

Teaching and talking about race and ethnicity with children and adults is especially
important in racially diverse societies. This process has been coined racial/ethnic …

Ethnically and racially underrepresented adolescents are experiencing pubertal
development earlier in life than prior cohorts and their White American peers. This early …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been consistently linked to a reduction in
healthy psychological adjustment among youth. Emergent evidence suggests that there are …

Black US Americans' emotions are subject to stereotypes about the anger and aggression of
Black people. These stereotypes are readily applied to Black adolescents' emotions. The …

Racial socialization is an important predictor of wellbeing among Black youth. Scholars have
theorized that Black girls could benefit from gendered racial socialization or messages about …