Cultivating Homeplace for Black Girls Through Tier 2 Group Counseling Experiences

Abstract

The contemporary educational experiences of Black girls suggest a disconnect between their success and what they must navigate on their road to success. Given Black girls' experiences, schools must implement systemic intervention as a part of multitiered systems of support. Interventions should engage antiracist frameworks that center on the creation of homeplace to promote the radical imagination of Black girls while also working to dismantle oppressive policies and practices in K–12 schools. As such, we propose foundational principles of leading antiracist, culturally responsive groups for Black girls that center homeplace while supporting freedom dreaming. We also provide recommendations for challenging oppressive school policies and practices that negatively impact Black girls.