Black Girls in New York City: Untold Strength and Resilience provides an often unseen portrait of the lives of Black girls living in the city of New York. The report offers an overview of literature as well as an analysis of original data collected through focus groups and written surveys. The findings uncover some of the specific challenges and daily struggles faced by girls of African descent, while also identifying their strengths, triumphs, and modes of survival. Ultimately, the report lays out a plan for how those issues, particular to the experiences of Black girls, can best be addressed through the concerted efforts of family, community, and policymakers, and through the self-determining work of these girls themselves.
Black Girls in New York City: Untold Strength and Resilience
By Avis Jones-DeWeever|2020-10-30T17:18:21-05:00February 28, 2009|IWPR|Comments Off on Black Girls in New York City: Untold Strength and Resilience