Dismantling Systems and Improving Contexts to Support the Development of BIPOC Youth

The issue's collection of 17 papers apply a wide range of developmental, contextual, intersectional, and critical perspectives (and their combinations) to promote understanding on how oppressive systems intersect and overlap in detrimental ways for BIPOC youth development. Innovative conceptual models and a variety of methodological techniques advance our understanding of the lived experiences of BIPOC youth who interact daily in contexts such as neighborhoods and educational settings in which racism and anti-immigrant sentiment pervades. Together, the papers in this issue examine the systemic forces at the root of experiences of oppression and advance the field toward improving short and long-term developmental outcomes for BIPOC adolescents.

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The collection of 17 papers in this issue applies various perspectives, including developmental, contextual, intersectional, and critical perspectives, to explore the lived experiences and development opportunities of BIPOC youth. They investigate how oppressive systems intersect and have detrimental effects on BIPOC youth. With innovative conceptual models and diverse research methods, these papers enhance understanding of BIPOC youth living in contexts characterized by racism and anti-immigrant sentiment. By examining the systemic forces behind experiences of oppression, they contribute to improving long-term developmental outcomes for BIPOC adolescents.