This story should outrage you. What's even more outrageous is that this is hardly the first time a Black girl has been punished instead of given the resources they need. All too often, Black girls are pushed out, overpoliced, and underprotected. A thread:https://jezebel.com/michigan-judge-denies-release-of-teen-incarcerated-for-1844453574 …
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A survey found that people believed that, compared to white girls, Black girls need less nurturing, need less protection, and need to be supported and comforted less. These views predictably result in harsher punishment from educators and police officers. https://www.law.georgetown.edu/poverty-inequality-center/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2017/08/girlhood-interrupted.pdf …
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Judge Brennan's decision to lock up Grace for because she didn't complete her homework is appalling. It's part of a long and ugly tradition of treating Black girls as criminal in need of punishment, rather than treating them as human.https://www.propublica.org/article/a-teenager-didnt-do-her-online-schoolwork-so-a-judge-sent-her-to-juvenile-detention …
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We can and should celebrate
#BlackGirlMagic. But Black girls shouldn't have to be magical in order to survive a racist system that is intent on punishing and disciplining them, rather than allowing them to thrive.Näytä tämä ketju
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