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The criminalization of black girlhood

The criminalization of black girlhood

By John Turner • October 30, 2019
For centuries, black girls and women have been criminalized, dehumanized, hypersexualized, degraded, objectified and stereotyped.
Center, participant Louis Gershon and Civic Ensemble's Sarah Chalmers rehearse for the company's upcoming production as part of the Civic Ensemble's ReEntry Theatre Program. Gershon wrote one of the plays for the show, "Bahrain Blues."

Former inmates create plays through Civic Ensemble program

By Celisa Calacal, Life & Culture Editor • March 23, 2016
Civic Ensemble's ReEntry Theatre Program gives those who were recently incarcerated the opportunity to create their own plays.
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