NBCDI's State of the Black Child initiative is focused on creating resources that challenge the prevailing discourse about Black children-one which overemphasizes limitations and deficits and does not draw upon the considerable strengths, assets and resilience demonstrated by our children, families, and communities.
Download the National report: "Being Black Is Not a Risk Factor: A Strengths-Based Look at the State of the Black Child"
Download the Georgia report: "Being Black Is Not a Risk Factor: Statistics and Strengths-Based Solutions in the State of Georgia"
Download the Florida report: "Being Black Is Not a Risk Factor: Statistics and Strengths-Based Solutions in the State of Florida"
Download the Illinois report: "Being Black Is Not a Risk Factor: Statistics and Strengths-Based Solutions in the State of Illinois"
Download the Pennsylvania report: "Being Black Is Not a Risk Factor: Statistics and Strengths-Based Solutions in the State of Pennsylvania"
Download the Michigan report: "Being Black Is Not a Risk Factor: Statistics and Strengths-Based Solutions in the State of Michigan"
Download the Wisconsin report: "Being Black Is Not a Risk Factor: Statistics and Strengths-Based Solutions in the State of Wisconsin"
We are deeply grateful for support from the Alliance for Early Success, as well as our data partners, including CLASP and NCCP, and, of course, our Affiliate network and partners on the ground in the states. Each of the reports, national and state-based, are designed to address the needs of policymakers, advocates, principals, teachers, parents and others, by weaving together three elements:
- Essays from experts that focus on using our children's, families' and communities' strengths to improve outcomes for Black children
- "Points of Proof" from organizations that serve not as exceptions, but as examples of places where Black children and families are succeeding
- Data points that indicate how our children and families are doing across a range of measures