Writing — ANISSA

If Parents Don’t Protect Their Kids From Abuse, Who Will?

1 in 4 Black girls will be sexually abused before age 18. When the women we spoke to told their parents, they weren’t protected.

Lost InnocenceAnissa DurhamMarch 7, 2023Adultification Bias, Anti-Black, Children, Sexual Abuse, Hypersexualization, Lost Innocence

Life and Death: When Police Criminalize Young Black Men

In and out of schools, Black youth fear for their lives. And, for one teen in California, that fear comes every time he gets in his car.

Lost InnocenceAnissa DurhamMarch 7, 2023Adultification Bias, Health, Mental Health, Education, Lost Innocence, Anti-Black, Criminalization

Why Do We View Black Girls as Sex Objects?

Black girls are so often viewed as sex objects that the blame is shifted to the girls being sexualized instead of the adults.

Lost InnocenceAnissa DurhamMarch 7, 2023Adultification Bias, Health, Mental Health, Education, Lost Innocence, Anti-Black, Hypersexualization, Suicidial Ideation, Self harm

Black Children Deserve to Be Children

Black girls are called “fast” and boys are seen as men. Both lose their innocence thanks to adultification bias.

Lost InnocenceAnissa DurhamMarch 7, 2023Adultification Bias, Health, Mental Health, Education, Lost Innocence, Anti-Black, Hypersexualization

What You Should Know About Adultification Bias

Explainer: A reader’s guide to what adultification bias is, how it shapes the lives of Black children, and why this stereotype of Black childhood needs to change.

Lost InnocenceAnissa DurhamMarch 2, 2023Lost Innocence, Explainer, Guide, Adultification Bias, Black Children, Anti-Black, Criminalization, Hypersexualization

Unlivable wages shouldn’t define journalism internships

Internships are the most common pipeline to full-time journalism jobs. These programs offer training, mentoring, and on-the-job experience — but they are plagued with inequities.

LocalAnissa DurhamFebruary 28, 2023Journalism, Black Journalists