Esteras v. United States: The Supreme Court Gets One Right
Joneisha James Joneisha James

Esteras v. United States: The Supreme Court Gets One Right

On a day when the Supreme Court is issuing so many decisions that feel harmful and deeply misguided, an incarcerated member of The National Council (who has requested to remain anonymous) reflects on a June ruling in a new blog post.

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A Closer Look At The Overcriminalization Of School-Aged Black Girls and four ways you can intervene and advocate on their behalf
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A Closer Look At The Overcriminalization Of School-Aged Black Girls and four ways you can intervene and advocate on their behalf

The headlines seem to appear every other week: “10-Year-Old Girl Arrested Over Drawing”; “13-Year-Old Black Girl Jailed Over Classmate’s False Accusation”; “6-Year-Old Detained By Police After Throwing Temper Tantrum”; “Police Strip Search 15-Year-Old Girl At School.” The fact that these were all Black girls is almost as alarming as the fact that all of these incidents happened at a school. If you didn’t know any better, you might assume our daughters are being targeted.

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