Around the country, students of color are suspended three times as often as white students, according to the Department of Education. We hear a lot about how these disparities affect boys. But girls get less attention, even though black girls are suspended six times more often than their white counterparts.
Black Girls Suspended More Often
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Guest:
- Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw - Columbia University, UCLA, founder of African American Policy Forum - @sandylocks