African American and African Studies and Rise Sister Rise Present:
Black Girls: The Silent Crisis
A two-day symposium on African American girls’ experience of trauma and resiliency in Ohio communities
African American and African Studies Community Extension Center
The Ohio State University
905 Mount Vernon Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
The intersection of race and class in the lives of African American males is the topic of intense debates and extensive research. Not until recently have the lives of black girls begun to receive national attention.The current presidential focus on black men has created a demand for the inclusion of black girls and black women from academics, activists and engaged citizens.
Ohio State's Department of African and African American Studies is proactively responding to the need for dialogue with this symposium. Black Girls: The Silent Crisis is focused on trauma and resiliency in black girls and the role of black fatherhood and black men on the identity formation of black girls. The symposium is a partnership with Rise Sister Rise, a local women's organization whose work is based on the groundbreaking study of African American girls in four Ohio cities.
The symposium is open to scholars, students, and Columbus community members who are interested in race and culture, gender studies, issues and challenges related to the economic, educational, social, mental and physical health of young girls and teens and the role of the criminal justice system in the lives of black girls and their families.
Symposium Organizer and Panel Moderator:
Simone Drake, professor, African American and African Studies, The Ohio State University
Symposium Panelists:
Frances Frazier, PI, Rise Sister Rise Research Study
David Ikard, professor, English, University of Miami
Waldo Johnson, associate professor, Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, University of Chicago
Ako Kambon, president, Visonary Leaders Institute
Patricia Lyons, president, Ohio Black Social Workers Association
Monique Morris, National Black Women’s Justice Institute
Lois Stepney, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
A free community event
RSVP by Friday, September 5, 2014 to Professor Simone Drake at drake.194@osu.edu
www.aaas.osu.edu
