Studies have found that the police and the general public think Black boys are 4.5 years older than they actually are and far less innocent than their white counterparts. The same bias is seen in discipline at schools as Black girls are six times more likely than their white peers to be suspended from school.

THESE ARE OUR CHILDREN video for Mater Mea. Produced & Edited by Sekiya Dorsett. Director of Photography April Maxey.