INSIGHT: Handcuffs Over Homework—The Criminalization of Black Girls
by Becca Shopiro | Sep 21, 2020 | Juvenile Justice
Just as the killing of George Floyd and others provided the catalyst to open Americans’ eyes to systemic police violence against the Black community, the arrest and detention of a 15-year-old...
When A Black Teenager Killed Her Rapist, Kenosha Had No Tolerance For Vigilante Justice.
by Becca Shopiro | Sep 14, 2020 | Adultification Bias
Black girls meanwhile, find far less empathy. They are routinely seen as older than they are, and sexualized by society at a young age. A recent study by the Georgetown Law...
Stop Calling Young Black Girls “Grown.” They’re Kids.
by Becca Shopiro | Sep 14, 2020 | Adultification Bias
As we saw after the R. Kelly documentary, people will lay blame on everyone and everything rather than the responsible party—the perpetrator, the adult that knows better than a child. Victim...
How the Adultification of Black Girls Is Stealing Their Childhoods and Derailing Their Futures.
by Becca Shopiro | Sep 14, 2020 | Adultification Bias
In Blake’s study, Black women shared anecdotal evidence of the challenges they faced when simply interacting with teachers at school. “he minute that the teacher think that you’re… you’re sassing them...
Through doll play, an L.A. therapist reminds Black girls of their innocence.
by Becca Shopiro | Sep 02, 2020 | Adultification Bias
The seeds for the doll group were planted in spring 2019, when Curry had just begun giving one-on-one therapy to girls in need of extra support at Crete Academy. As the...
The Collective Identity Mentoring Program
by Becca Shopiro | Aug 26, 2020 | Initiative
The impact of the adultification bias does not end in the schools or with teachers. As a Black girl continues to age, it follows her within her community as she is...
The Reaction to Megan Thee Stallion’s Alleged Shooting Is Misogynoir in Action: Experts.
by Becca Shopiro | Aug 26, 2020 | Adultification Bias
“It grows out of this idea about our humanity and that we are seen as less than human, not actually women, some other kind of non-human species.” A 2019 report from the Georgetown...
Listening to Black Girls in Delaware
by Becca Shopiro | Aug 21, 2020 | Adultification Bias
A University of Delaware researcher is surveying the experiences of Black girls in Delaware to better understand their lives and help community advocates develop targeted interventions to reduce disparities and help...
What Fuels the Sexual-Abuse-to-Prison-Pipeline
by Becca Shopiro | Aug 21, 2020 | Juvenile Justice
“There’s a hostility that’s often there. If you are deferential and submissive you get a little better treatment,” said Chapman. “But anytime you question or you demand or you challenge you...
NYC Pushes Toward Goal of Zero Girls in Detention With New Program.
by Becca Shopiro | Aug 21, 2020 | Adultification Bias
“There’s a hostility that’s often there. If you are deferential and submissive you get a little better treatment,” said Chapman. “But anytime you question or you demand or you challenge you...