Format: Report

Description:  A national report created by the National Black Child Development Institute that challenges the overemphasis on limitations and, instead,  focuses on the strengths of Black children, families, and communities. The report includes a mixture of essays from experts, information from organizations, and data focused on ways the Black community’s strengths improve outcomes for children, including examples of where Black children and families are succeeding.

Link: https://www.nbcdi.org/sites/default/files/resource-files/Being%20Black%20Is%20Not%20a%20Risk%20Factor_0.pdf

Citation: National Black Child Development Institute.(2013). Being Black is not a risk factor: A strengths based look at the state of the Black child. Washington, DC: National Black Child Development Institute. Retrieved from https://www.nbcdi.org/sites/default/files/resource-files/Being%20Black%20Is%20Not%20a%20Risk%20Factor_0.pdf