Why Black girls are targeted for punishment at school -- and how to change that

I wrote this book to help the public better understand what facilitates school pushout for Black girls — the policies, practices, conditions and prevailing consciousness that criminalize and exclude children from learning environments. It relies heavily on the expert narratives of girls who have experienced suspensions, expulsions and incarceration: as the community most impacted by the problem, they are also the ones we should look to for solutions to the crisis.

One of the primary scholars on justice and the Black freedom movement, Dr. Davis raises critical questions in this book about school-to-confinement pathways and why we should work to "transform schools into vehicles for decarceration." It will challenge you. It will free you.

This is a toolkit for providers to help them better understand what Adverse Childhood Experiences are—and how we can work with girls in crisis to foster conditions for healing from trauma

This is an important report produced from a Participatory Action Research project by girls, young women and nonbinary youth about the schools they deserve. Straightforward and critical reading.

Watch Dr. Morris explain in how African American girls are impacted by school pushout — in less than five minutes.

This mini documentary explores how exclusionary discipline impacts Black girls in the US.

Dr. Monique Morris and Dr. Douglas Wood discuss her book PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools at the Ford Foundation.

From reports generated by participatory research, to toolkits for parents and schools, this campaign is an important one to follow.

NBWJI produces research reports and conducts training and technical assistance with practitioners to interrupt school-to-confinement pathways for girls and counter the criminalization of Black women, girls, and their families.

In my mind, everyone should listen to Prince ... but in particular, this song about the revolutionary and transformative power of love.