by Liz Alexander

See Her.

As we continue to grieve the lives of Black women and girls who are murdered by state and systemic violence as well as confront the invisibility and marginalization of those lives in larger discourse, black and brown girls are being silently swallowed up by the juvenile justice system.

by Altheria Gaston

I can only imagine how 30-year-old mother Patricia Allen must be feeling after losing three of her five children in a drowning accident at an apartment complex in Irving, Texas only three weeks ago. On June 24, 2015, Allen took all five children to the pool. After going under water, three of her children were removed from the pool by a maintenance man and first responders. August, 10, died shortly after being removed from the pool. Her brothers Anthony, 11, and Treshawn, 9, died five days later. Allen’s two younger children, ages 4 and 6, were placed in the custody of Child Protective Services.