“…Adolescents are more than the oppressions they face; they resist, have dreams, and have many other rich lived experiences across many developmental contexts. Indeed, many papers in the special series honored the humanity of Black youth and other youth of color by moving beyond a singular focus on the impacts of racism and oppression to documenting the complexity of whole personhood and celebrating strengths (Carey et al, 2022;Carter & Flewellen, 2022;Dunbar, 2022;López Hernández, 2022;Mathews et al, 2022;May et al, 2022;Rogers & Butler-Barnes, 2022). Additionally, anti-racist research can move beyond damage-centered research by conceptualizing research in ways that are action-oriented and community-informed to "engage diverse publics" (Eaton et al, 2021(Eaton et al, , p. 1214.…”