“…Although both Black boys and girls experience racial discrimination and microaggressions in our society, we focus in this article on Black girls because we perceive a need for more scholarship and research dedicated to supporting, uplifting, and validating the experiences of these students. Black girls' discrimination experiences are often understudied and excluded from the literature, which can lead to false discourse around their educational experiences (Mayes et al, 2023;Porter & Byrd, 2021;Seaton & Tyson, 2019). Indeed, many in leadership and decision-making roles, such as policymakers and school administrators, overlook the experiences and needs of Black girls, often choosing to focus attention on the educational experiences of Black boys (Neal-Jackson, 2018;Ricks, 2014).…”