Youth homelessness is a growing crisis impacting urban high schools across the United
States. Black youth, in particular, are disproportionately affected. While the McKinney-Vento …

Oppression against Black women continues to be a significant problem in the United States.
The purpose of this study is to use grounded theory to identify multiple dimensions of …

Theorists contend that Black girls are mistreated in a manner consistent with racial and
gender stereotypes, each of which is equally salient and negatively evaluated by society …

There have been several dissertations published regarding the lack of women
superintendents (Reed & Patterson, 2007). However, when trying to explore African …

For years, research has revealed the ongoing underrepresentation of African American
women superintendents throughout the United States. And yet, the gap continues to spread …

Disciplinary exclusion is disproportionately enforced with Black students with disabilities.
Researchers in this area typically examine the overuse of disciplinary exclusion using …

Research has shown that fewer studies have focused on improving the reading abilities of
middle school Black girls (Morris, 2007). As BGRDs progress through K–12 grades, they …

Black Girls Experiencing Their Intersectional Identities in School explores the subjective
experience of Black girls within the educational context. Based on interviews, diary entries …

Traditionally, many of the problems experienced by Black girls were overshadowed by the
ongoing crises facing Black Males. Although important, the focus on Blackness and …

Abstract Though many African Americans have had to cope with a number of adversities (eg,
poverty, dangerous neighborhoods, and racial hostility), they manage to overcome their …