Resources

YJI-Developed Resources

Guides

Webinars

Reports

Documentaries & Films

Check-It (2016) is a documentary that “follows a group of African-American gay and transgender youth in one of Washington D.C.’s most violent neighborhoods who started their own street gang for protection after being subjected to constant torment and assault.”
Girls Incarcerated: Young and Locked Up (2018) is a documentary show about girls in Madison Juvenile Center.
Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story (2020) follows the sentencing of 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown to life in prison, after which “questions about her past, her physiology, and the law itself call her guilt into question.”
Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes (2006) “provides a riveting examination of manhood, sexism, and homophobia in hip-hop culture.”
Audrie & Daisy (2016) is a documentary following “two teens [who] are cruelly cyberbullied after learning that sexual assault crimes against them were caught on camera.”
Secret Life of a Gang Girl: The Untold Story (2019) “investigates if gang violence is being propelled by social media, as young gang members' internet feuds erupt into real-world shootings.”

Podcasts

Toolkits

Words Matter Gender Justice Toolkit (National Black Justice Coalition)
Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power and Privilege (University of Southern California)

Organizations in Action in New York

The Brotherhood Sister Sol (BroSis) is where Black and Latinx youth claim the power of their history, identity and community to build the future they want to see. By educating, organizing and training, we are challenging inequity and creating opportunity for all.
Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) works intergenerationally, through a Black feminist lens, to achieve gender and racial justice by centering the leadership of Black girls and gender-expansive young people of color to reshape culture and policy through advocacy, youth-led programming, and shifting dominant narratives.
Rising Ground is based in Brooklyn, NY. Their program, Just Us, is a gender-responsive diversion program for girls and LGBTQ+ young people who are either involved, or at high risk of involvement, in the juvenile legal system.
GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment. Together we can transform our nation's schools into the safe and affirming environment all youth deserve.

RESOURCES