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There are ways to end the school-to-prison pipeline

By Mary Niederberger
October 21, 2016

Their Stories

Tyneisha Wilder lives with her foster mother in Wilkinsburg. The 18-year-old has supervised visits with her son twice a month. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Tyneisha continues quest to prove herself as a parent with a disability, but she could still lose her son

‘Young Black Pittsburgh’ ambassadors connect with the girls who shared their stories through letters

The vicious cycle inside Allegheny County juvenile court for black girls and their mothers. I saw it up close.

Tiara Tabb: In this black-or-white world, I want to find the gray area

Jayla Wright: Relationships can tear you down and lift you up.

360 Video: Priya is a teen roboticist interested in how robots can revolutionize medicine

Tyneisha thinks her disability shouldn’t disqualify her from motherhood

Being 16: Janae turns to poetry to make art out of struggle

Shaunese Johnson: Schools teach the same black history over and over. Students deserve better.

Pittsburgh has a severe shortage of black teachers and that’s hurting black students.

Tamia Law: Living in Clairton: ‘Nobody really cares unless it is football’

Getting in the game: Physical activity is a win-win for black girls

Pittsburgh’s black girls face lots of inequity barriers. Advocates want tangible change.

Corrine Jasmin: They say I’m pretty — for a black girl.

Dezmaire gave birth in eighth grade. As a teen mom in Pittsburgh, she’s fighting to beat the odds and graduate.

Maia Ervin: I am black, I am a student, and I’m tired of racism on my campus

Zoe Vongtau: ‘I hid my accent and culture. I was just always the new black girl.’

She lost her mom and her home. How Monet is finding a promising future in Pittsburgh.

11-year-old Keliyah wants to be a lawyer, sings a special song

If everyone got screened, gifted education in Pittsburgh could be more equitable. School officials aren’t sold.

When some students are labeled as gifted, I see the harm done to those left behind

Who gets to be considered ‘gifted’ in Pittsburgh schools? Too few black girls.

Donise Griffin: Why don’t more students at Pittsburgh’s Gifted Center look like me?

Videos: Six women speak about the outlook for black girls in Pittsburgh

Do black girls pay a higher price when comprehensive sex education isn’t taught?

Amariah Woodson: Racism can be difficult to prove, but I think it happened to me

Sienna Rodriguez-Truley: The parts of me that can’t be mixed and matched

Relive the Gwen’s Girls Equity Summit through what was discussed on social media

Gwen’s Girls summit highlights how suspensions derail black girls’ education

A story of two girls: Why being black means more scrutiny and punishment in Pittsburgh schools

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How institutions and society fail Pittsburgh’s black girls

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