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Black Females:

Blacked Out and Whited Out...

​Black females have been doubly neglected in schools and communities. Black females have unique needs that must be addressed; their needs are similar to and different from Black males and White females.
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  • Under-represented in gifted and talented education​

  • Under-represented in Advanced Placement

  • Over-represented in special education​

  • Over-represented among suspensions

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​​Ford's FAME -- Female Achievement Model for Excellence -- extends and builds upon the the Scholar Identity Model for Black Males to address the unique racial and gender needs of Black females.

From Impossible to I'm Possible!

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© 2013 Donna Y. Ford​, PhD

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