Why Support Young Black Lives Today?

Black boys face the earliest and most concentrated structural harm in America. From pregnancy through adolescence, Black boys experience:

The highest levels of inflammatory biomarkers (CRP, IL-6)

The highest school suspension rates beginning at age 3

The highest rates of police contact in childhood

The highest rates of homicide victimization

The highest rate of youth incarceration

The lowest investment per child across systems

No other demographic is hit this hard, this early, this consistently.