Events

The Initiative hosted a screening and book signing with Dr. Monique W. Morris to support the release of PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in School. The documentary, based on Dr. Morris’ book by the same name, examines the criminalization of Black girls in school.

The Initiative co-hosted a Cultural Capital event with the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Activists and artists presented their perspectives on our adultification bias research and Black girls’ experiences in this landmark museum.

The Initiative led a listening session on adultification bias at this conference, where . participants shared their stories about adultification bias and ideas about potential solutions.

The Initiative and the United State of Women hosted a book party to mark the release of this publication by young alumna of the Obama Administration. Support for this event was generously provided by 4Girls Foundation, Inc. and West Wing Writers LLC.

The Initiative co-hosted an event at Busboys & Poets with Rights4Girls to launch this compilation of visual and written pieces by girls across the country. Girls selected poems to recite from the compilation that reflected their lives.

Activists and scholars joined the Initiative to discuss the issues central to its mission: the importance of centering girls and improving public-system support.

The Initiative had the honor of hosting Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, now the first Surgeon General of California, to discuss her book, The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity.

The Initiative presented their data showing that adults view Black girls as less innocent and more adult-like than their white peers; discussed their findings on gender and trauma; and participated in a Facebook Live event to discuss police in schools.

The Initiative was privileged to co-host a White House event for an audience of federal officials, educators, physicians, mental-health professionals, and girls to discuss schools’ implementation of responses that are responsive to trauma, race, and gender.

This White House event was attended by 5,000 people, with thousands more watching online. Rebecca Epstein, the Center’s Executive Director, participated to help announce a new national policy platform for marginalized girls. Watch keynote speakers First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and more: https://www.theunitedstateofwomen.org/2016summit/