The Black Girlhood Project

The creator of this resource is Sandra Bickham Washington, who began researching this topic for her PhD dissertation and turned the data she found into a passion project.

www.blackgirlhoodproject.com

This database addresses the need to make information about young black female characters in literature accessible. It contains a comprehensive list of literature featuring young, strong black female characters, as well as a blog where readers can publish their thoughts and assessments of the novels.

In order to make use of this data, one needs knowledge about the history of racial inequality in the United States to explain the need for this cause in our contemporary world.

Although there are a multitude of articles pertaining to this topic and several exhibitions dedicated to this cause, there doesn't seem to be any databases specifically about black girlhood in literature.

In order to make use of this project, one should first have an understanding of how to navigate a database and blog.