Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence

2010 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award from the American Sociological Association; Race, Gender, and Class Section

2008 Finalist, The Society for the Study of Social Problems C. Wright Mills Award

Draws a vivid picture of the race and gender inequalities that harm young African American women in poor urban communities

Much has been written about the challenges that face urban African American young men, but less is said about the harsh realities for African American young w...