They’re 11 years old. Not grown. Not “fast.” Not teenagers.

This conversation about 11-year-old Black girls wearing barrettes and bows is exactly why we need to talk about the adultification of Black girls.

Since when is a child looking like a child a problem?

Barrettes. Beads. Hair bows. That’s normal Black girl hairstyles. That’s childhood.

Black girls deserve innocence. Black girls deserve protection. Black girls deserve time to grow up without being treated like adults.

At what age are little Black girls allowed to just be kids?

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