Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

More and more we are reading or hearing about Black teenage girls who are in some kind of trouble. Without doubt, there are some girls who set themselves on a destined path to get into trouble and to stay in trouble. Nothing positive or good can result from such activity.

Of a few Black girls who will speak out share their stories, one has to wonder if the system is failing Black girls.

According to Monica Rhor, USA Today, "Black girls don't misbehave more than white girls, experts say, yet they often receive more severe penalties for the same behavior as white peers."When a Black teen girl do...