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June 28, 2017Adultification Bias

The ‘Adultification’ of Black Girls: Less Protection, More Discipline

Associated Press

Adults think that black girls are less innocent, less in need of protection and nurturing, and seem older than similarly aged white girls,...

June 27, 2017Adultification Bias

Study: Black girls viewed as ‘less innocent’ than white girls

T. Rees Shapiro

Adults view young black girls as less innocent than white girls of the same age, a new study has found, indicating that children’s...

May 02, 2017Adultification Bias

Girls suffer childhood trauma more. New research shows how yoga can help heal them.

Michael Alison Chandler

A new report by the Center on Poverty and Inequality at Georgetown Law School shows that yoga programs can be particularly effective at...