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  • Free the Kids rally. Group of marchers hold colorful sign reading "Free R Kids."

    #FreeGrace: Michigan Judge Buckles Down on Detainment of 15-Year-Old Black Girl

    The teenager has been in juvie since May for violating family court probation for skipping online homework.
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Jul 22, 2020 1:15PM EDT
    PUSHOUT. Two teenage Black girls in a classroom with book shelves behind them as they sit at a desk wearing pink button up shirts, gray ties, long braids and glasses.

    New Doc Exposes How Schools 'Pushout' Black Girls

    PBS will premiere a film that gives voice to school-age Black girls, while highlighting the many ways they are criminalized while learning.
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Mar 11, 2020 2:26PM EDT
    Silver handcuffs on black asphalt

    New Report Highlights Need, Strategies for Juvenile Justice Reform

    The Urban Institute and the Youth First Initiative want to help America move away from youth incarceration in favor of community-based solutions.

    Shani Saxon Mar 27, 2019 11:13AM EDT
    Black boys in red graduation caps and gowns, heads bowed in prayer

    Here's How to Find Out How Racist Your Kids' School Is

    Your step-by-step guide to using the Department of Education’s latest data release to uncover—and address—the racial disparities in your district.

    Samuel Sinyangwe Apr 27, 2018 1:59PM EDT
    Metal Detectors in High School

    REPORT: Milwaukee School Discipline Guidelines Disproportionately Target Black and Latinx Students

    A new study from The Center for Popular Democracy and Leaders Igniting Transformation says the millions the Milwaukee Police Department spends in schools props up the school to prison pipeline.

    Alfonso Serrano Apr 12, 2018 12:31PM EDT
    High school age students at a rally one of the teens who is Black holds up a sign that says "Don't Shoot."

    Students of Color Condemn Proposals to Arm Teachers During #NationalWalkoutDay

    Many student activists walked out of class, advocating for responses to gun violence that don’t strengthen the school to prison pipeline.

    catherine lizette gonzalez Mar 14, 2018 3:40PM EDT
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