The Burden of Being

Black women and girls experience discrimination, microaggressions and stereotypes every day. Living with daily racism has a profound impact on the mental health, well-being and lives of all those coping with it. This special program explores the unique mental health burdens of Black women and girls in the United States and features an excerpt of the powerful piece “Reclaiming Girlhood” by Logan Green, the Center’s inaugural youth storyteller in residence. Her award-winning poem was inspired by the Center’s research on Adultification Bias and our Girlhood Interrupted report, which the Center’s executive director, Rebecca Epstein, discusses on the show.