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Source https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/why-are-young-black-girls-criminalized-at-school-a-new-documentary-pushout-explores-205525774.html Monique W. Morris is the writer and executive producer of a powerful new documentary, Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools — and its recent premiere on PBS stations couldn’t have come at a better moment, she says. “For so long, black

Source https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/04/us/politics/black-girls-school-racism.html   The tiny voice sent shock waves across the nation. “What are those for?” the 6-year-old girl asked the police officer who pulled out zip ties that he would soon fasten around her wrists. “No, don’t put handcuffs on!” she pleaded through tears,

Source http://www.indianapolisrecorder.com/opinion/article_1e8f6c18-6f63-11ea-8c0f-b7e51b61795e.html   We are failing our girls.  That’s pretty much the message of  “Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools,” airing at 9 p.m. March 26 on WFYI. I was able to get an advanced look at the documentary, and it’s heartbreaking.  It

Source https://www.blackenterprise.com/new-documentary-exposes-discrimination-towards-black-girls-in-u-s-schools/   Over the years, numerous reports and news stories have been released around young black girls experiencing unfair treatment and racial discrimination. A recent documentary is now exposing the severity of harsh treatment that many black girls face at an early age. Earlier

Source https://thesource.com/2020/03/14/black-girls-criminalized-pbs-doc/   A lot of research has been done on the criminalization of Black boys, but few have taken the time to properly unpack how Black girls are treated by the media, authorities and in their very own communities. However, Dr. Monique W. Morris,

Source https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-monique-w-morris-criminalization-black-girls-in/id1336361820?i=1000468122827   Black girls, and other girls of color, experience discriminatory, racist and unfair treatment in school, including suspensions, expulsions, referrals to law enforcement and arrests on school campuses, at rates that exceed the average public school population— and far exceed those experienced by

Source https://www.npr.org/2020/03/14/815778434/new-documentary-examines-how-black-girls-are-disproportionately-punished-in-scho   NPR’s Renee Montagne speaks to Monique Morris who produced the documentary “Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools,” based on her book of the same name. RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: A video of a shocking arrest has been generating outrage since it

Source https://blackchronicle.com/new-documentary-exposes-discrimination-toward-black-girls-in-u-s-schools/   Over the years, numerous reports and news stories have been released around young black girls experiencing unfair treatment and racial discrimination. A recent documentary is now exposing the severity of harsh treatment that many black girls face at an early age. Earlier

Source https://afropunk.com/2020/03/pushout-documentary/   Produced by Women in the Room Production and based on social justice activist and scholar Monique W. Morris’ book of the same name, Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools is the story of five Black teens dealing with harsh, borderline