Centering Black Girls in Sexual Harassment Research: A Community-Based Participatory Action Research Approach

• DOI: 10.1080/02703149.2021.1961432
• Publication Date: 2021-08-17T11:40:49Z
• Authors: Britney G. Brinkman; Kathi Elliott; Shacoya L. Bates; Orlandria Smith
• Keywords: Harassment

According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau statistics, 1 in 4 Black girls will be sexually abused before age 18. The founder #Metoo movement, Ms. Tarana Burke, originally designed hashtag help bring awareness women and from underprivileged communities that experienced rape or sexual assault. However, phrase was co-opted by White sharing their experience being violated harassed on social media which resulted girls' experiences left shadows, silencing experiences. Here we describe advocacy work a community coalition dedicated eradicating inequities systems, including schools, criminal justice system, services. We document our regarding harassment schools. developed community-based participatory action research project center perspectives about harassment. administered anonymous surveys 45 grades 7–12. Our findings demonstrate range behaviors person online report numerous adverse emotional, physical, educational impacts.