With a glaring lack of spaces dedicated to teen girls outside the judgmental sheen of Instagram and Twitter, where the hell can they go to be alone online? Modern blog Girlhood and Discord might have the answer. As far as cultural trends go, it’s safe to say that 2023 has been the year of the… continue reading
Wallace has some 50 active research studies across the foundation’s areas of arts, education leadership, and youth development. This blog is the second in an occasional series of conversations that Bronwyn Bevan, vice president of research, has been having with researchers Wallace has commissioned or awarded grants to. She recently talked with professors Valerie Adams-Bass,… continue reading
On behalf of the Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University–Camden, we are delighted to extend an official invitation to our upcoming event, “Centering Black Childhoods: Engaging Voices and Collaborative Conversations,” which will take place in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Rutgers–Camden Campus Center on October 4th, 2023, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. This two-part event is… continue reading
Please join us for this virtual event, Thursday, April 27, 2023, 6:00-7:30 PM moderated by LaTiana Ridgell. Meet our speakers: Dr. Nazera Sadiq Wright Dr. Nazera Sadiq Wright, our Featured Scholar, is Associate Professor of English and African American and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky. She is the author of Black Girlhood in… continue reading
We are very excited to share our inaugural Speakers Series event: Centering Black Childhoods: Scholars, Activists, and Communities in Conversation. This event will feature comments from Dr. Camika Royal, Shakira King, and our very own Gaylene Gordon. It will take place via Zoom webinar on Wednesday, March 9 from 6-7:30 p.m. Please see the attached… continue reading
