African-American girls are disproportionately suspended. Tell me about that and the impact of punitive discipline on educational outcomes.

The Girl Scouts of the USA was originally founded as a movement for all girls in 1912 by Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low, but girls of color were left out – particularly African-American girls.

According to the Girl Scouts' official blog, African-American girls were members of the third U.S. troop formed in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1913, and the first all-African-American Girl ...

In 2010, one-third of African American girls did not graduate from high school on time. In 2013, more than 40 percent of African American women over the age of 25 were living in poverty.

March 25, 2011 — -- A landmark study from the 1940s, conducted by psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark, showed that 63 percent of African-American children surveyed preferred playing with ...

Of those who had considered it, 67% of African American girls vs. 40% of Caucasian girls responded that they were attracted to this career path because they understood how to use different technology.

African-American adolescent and teenage girls consume less vitamin A and D, calcium and magnesium compared to Caucasian girls, according to recent research. Regardless of race, the researchers ...

An 11-year-old girl electrified the crowd at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C., telling the throngs in attendance she was there to represent African-American women who were victims ...

American Girl unveils new Civil Rights-era doll 04:33. American Girl is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Since 1986, the business has sold more than 29 million dolls and more than 153 million books.

Addy Walker, American Girl’s first Black doll, has an enduring legacy, ... Pleasant Company spent $3 million developing Addy, an enslaved African American girl, as the first Black doll.

Pleasant Company spent $3 million developing Addy, an enslaved African American girl, as the first Black doll. There was initially a ton of backlash around her introduction.