Who Am I, Who Are We?

Race and Ethnicity

How Parents Talked With Their Children About BLM

Onnie Rogers Ph.D. on February 2, 2024

Our new study finds that promoting race talk is necessary but not sufficient.

Our new study finds that promoting race talk is necessary but not sufficient.

Health

How to Reach Students Experiencing Mental Health Struggles

Onnie Rogers Ph.D. on August 17, 2022

It's time for schools to create mental-health-friendly cultures and not just try to avoid crises.

It's time for schools to create mental-health-friendly cultures and not just try to avoid crises.

Identity

The Magic of Black Girls

Onnie Rogers Ph.D. on April 29, 2022

#BlackGirlMagic is not only a message for Black girls as an affirmation of the self but also a message from Black girls to society.

#BlackGirlMagic is not only a message for Black girls as an affirmation of the self but also a message from Black girls to society.

Gender

I Give You Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

Onnie Rogers Ph.D. on April 18, 2022

A Black woman on the nation’s highest court is nothing short of historic. But does this monumental event matter for young Black girls today?

A Black woman on the nation’s highest court is nothing short of historic. But does this monumental event matter for young Black girls today?

Identity

The Gift of Uncertainty

Onnie Rogers Ph.D. on November 20, 2021

Young people are questioning the rigid lines of certainty and finding ways to live more comfortably and freely in the borderlands.

Young people are questioning the rigid lines of certainty and finding ways to live more comfortably and freely in the borderlands.

Health

Navigating Girlhood in a Society That Restricts Their Humanity

Onnie Rogers Ph.D. on July 28, 2021

Girls face constant pressures to disconnect from themselves in order to maintain superficial relationships with others.

Girls face constant pressures to disconnect from themselves in order to maintain superficial relationships with others.

Bias

Why Naming Race Is Necessary to Undo Racism

Onnie Rogers Ph.D. on July 9, 2021

If we care about racial justice and hope to rid our nation, our schools, our children, and ourselves of racism, we have to start naming it.

If we care about racial justice and hope to rid our nation, our schools, our children, and ourselves of racism, we have to start naming it.

Body Language

What Face Coverings Mean for Some Minorities

Onnie Rogers Ph.D. on January 28, 2021

Face coverings have different consequences for different social groups.

Face coverings have different consequences for different social groups.

Bias

White Supremacy Is About More Than the Far Right

Onnie Rogers Ph.D. on January 11, 2021

Racism permeates all aspects of our lives. Research indicates that it matters if and how White people choose to engage with their own racial identities in relation to this reality.

Racism permeates all aspects of our lives. Research indicates that it matters if and how White people choose to engage with their own racial identities in relation to this reality.

Bias

“Black Lives Matter” Matters for Children’s Development

Onnie Rogers Ph.D. on December 17, 2020

Children’s stories signal the importance and relevance of Black Lives Matter for their development.

Children’s stories signal the importance and relevance of Black Lives Matter for their development.

Identity

Who Am I, Who Are We?

Onnie Rogers Ph.D. on November 24, 2020

How do children and teens come to understand who they are and who they can become?

How do children and teens come to understand who they are and who they can become?