The Case of “Child Q”

Adultification, misogynoir and racism are a toxic combination

Hello, friends,

“That could so easily have been my child.”

I’m sure that thought went through the minds of many Black parents as they read of the case of Child Q - the 15-year-old Black girl who was strip-searched at school because of a suspicion - later proved to be false - that she had cannabis. That incident illustrates many things that are wrong with…