The basic principles guiding our Black Girls Education Justice Initiative, developed by ELC staff attorney Paige Joki and former ELC legal intern and Meltzer Social Justice Fellow Brandon Miller, Ed.D., include:

1) specific investment of time and resources to address the educational barriers that arise for Black girls at school due the intersections of anti-Black racism, sexism and other forces of oppression;

2) the development and implementation of unique legal strategies to address these barriers; and

3) the belief that Black girls must be fully and holistically supported, affirmed, celebrated, and provided with every opportunity to thrive at school.