Black girls

Hadiya Pendleton, Teen Who Performed At Obama Inauguration, Shot and Killed on South SIde

9 Year-Old Afro-German Girl Calls Out German Newspaper for Using Racial Slurs

Abducted 5 Year-Old Philadelphia Girl Found ALIVE

Beasts of the Southern Wild’s Quvenzhané Wallis is Youngest Ever Best Actress Nominee

Wisconsin Student Suspended for Placing Noose and KKK Symbols on Black Peer’s Desk

San Francisco Teen Suspended from School Over Poem Inspired By Sandy Hook Shooting

19 Year-Old Britney Exline Is Youngest African American Engineer in the U.S.

Angela Davis Launches ‘Bury The Ratchet’ Campaign to Fight Negative Images of Black Women

MUST SEE VIDEO: Two Young Women Discuss Depression, Abuse and The Power of Friendship

Girl Power: The Smith’s Advice

Englewood Native Rhiana Gunn-Wright Wins Rhodes Scholarship!

REPORT: Black Females Are Fastest Growing Segment of Juvenile Justice Population

Missing Teen Alicia Chanta Moore Found Dead; Family Says Police Mishandled Case

17 Year-Old Rochelle Ballantyne Poised To Become First African American Female Chess Master

All I Want for Christmas is a Kenya Doll

VIDEO: Gabby Douglas Opens Up About Racism, Bullying from Fellow Gymnast

VIDEO: Michelle Obama Scolds Gabby Douglas For Eating Egg McMuffin on Tonight Show

Louisiana Charter School Under Fire For Expelling Pregnant Students

Gabby Douglas Takes GOLD in Individual All-Around

Gabby Douglas Helps US Gymnastics Team Claim Gold

TItle IX Celebrates 40 Years, but Black Women and Girls Benefit Less

Brea Persley Expelled After Mom Complained About Teacher’s Racial Insensitive Comment

15 Year-Old Honor Student Brittany Rowley Roughed Up by NYPD

Jasmine Thar Case Draws Comparisons to Trayvon Martin; Why Hasn’t Her Killer Been Charged?

Sign a Petition for Salecia Johnson, Six year-old ARRESTED for Throwing a Tantrum at School

Six-year-old HANDCUFFED by Police for Throwing a Tantrum at School!?

Colorlines.com Debunks Myths About Crime in Black America

Women’s Her-story Moment: Why Do Black Women Swoon over President Barack Obama? Desperation?

REPORT: Black Students Face Harsher Discipline In Schools

Black Youth in the News: Feb. 27 – March 4

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