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Natinal Scientific Council on Adolescence (NSCA) Co-Directors Dr. Joanna Williams and Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer spoke with Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Think Out Loud about the the most recent council report on how anti-Black racism affects adolescents and how to support Black adolescents.

Plain Talk and Clear Guidance on Anti-Black Racism from a Council of Adolescent Scientists

September 22, 2021

​Karen Pittman, Founder and Senior Fellow of the Forum for Youth Investment (FYI) and member of our Advisory Board, offers a beautiful summary of the “stony optimism” of the NSCA’s first report, The Intersection of Adolescent Developing and Anti-Black Racism.