An article published Feb. 4 in the Journal of Black Psychology by Assistant Professor Misha Inniss-Thompson’16 specifically describes how spaces created with and for Black girls can offer them psychological safety and allow them to be their authentic, open and direct selves: by validating their experiences, emotions and self-definition.
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