Equipping schools to champion the voices of Black & Brown girls.

Historically, schools and other systems in the U.S. have overlooked the power and brilliance of Black & Brown girls, leaving them disproportionately vulnerable to educational inequities, juvenile justice involvement, mental health disparities & sex trafficking. Let's change that narrative together! Because when we intentionally create safer restorative spaces for Black & Brown girls, it shifts the climate/culture to benefit all young people!

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As an educational and research consultancy, we partner with you to combat these inequities by crafting services that meet YOUR school or organization's specific needs through professional development/training, advocacy councils, research services, and student voice initiatives.

Did you know?

Black girls make up 45% of confirmed minor sex trafficking cases, even though they make up 14% of the U.S. youth population.

In addition, 55% of youth report still attending school while being trafficked!
(Thorn, 2018)

Black girls are 6x more likely to be expelled, 3x more likely to be suspended, and 4x more likely to be arrested than white girls.
(Civil Rights Data Collection, 2018)

In LA county, 92% of girls involved in the JJ system & who were sex trafficking survivors were Black.

In addition, 80% of justice-involved girls have mental health diagnoses.

Black & Brown girls deserve better! We can help.

We get it, there just aren't enough hours in the day.

With the right training and coaching for your community, your school/organization can be a part of creating safe, restorative, and equitable pathways for girls of color.

Services

Schools

Using our trademarked framework, we provide 4 types of services, all of which can build upon the others based upon your needs. Services range from 1) professional development/trainings, 2) Contextualized workshops such as relevant movie/book discussions, 3) RAGOH Advocacy councils to create transformative systems, and 4) Youth-led research/student voice initiatives.

Youth Systems & Nonprofits

Whether through applying for a grant together or a fee-based service, we partner with youth-serving systems (child welfare, juvenile justice, pediatrics, etc) and nonprofits to provide the following services: speaking, training, workshops, and youth-led research/student voice initiatives.

Research

Are your policies/practices based on the experiences of young people? Whether for schools, youth-serving organizations, or nonprofits-- we provide research consultation services to forefront the experiences/voices of marginalized youth. Research services include: monitoring & evaluation, qualitative, interviews, and youth-led or visual participatory research. Click here to learn about UX research services.

"Dr. Nina Walker is a remarkable coach who brings a critical understanding of the ways that girls of color are marginalized in our education and social systems. She is both consistent and clear in her approach to ensuring that their experiences and voices are centered and used to support their success- and she is adept at developing that same skill in others!"

Dr. Shelley Zion
‍Professor, Rowan University
Executive Coach & Owner, Equity, Excellence, Education Inc (e3) & a2z Equity Coaching

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We look forward to partnering with you to create safe restorative spaces for all young people.

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nina@ragohspeaks.org

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What's next?

What can you expect during your Free 20-min consultation?

During this consultation, we'll discuss your school or organization'w greatest needs, break down our services, and determine next steps!

What services do we provide?

We offer a range of educational and research consulting services-- from one-time speaking engagement to a year-long transformational process. In other words, if you are ready to create more restorative spaces, we'll customize the best offerings with you.

How much do services cost?

As described above, there are multiple levels of services. Schedule a consultation to learn which offerings meet your needs and budget.

"Can I hire Dr. Walker to speak at my school or organization?"

Absolutely! Whether virtually or in-person, I'd love to bring awareness to the inequities girls of color face as well as how much transformative power lies in championing their voices to create policy and systemic change!

Didn't get your questions answered or see a service that truly meets your organization's

Our goal is to meet YOUR school or organization's greatest needs as it relates to these issues. Whether you have an existing initiative in need of our expertise, want to craft a specific research agenda, or have another idea--we'd love to hear your thoughts.

Didn't get your questions answered?

Send us an email at nina@ragohspeaks.org