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  • Exploring Research and Policy to Support Black Families and Strength America’s Future

    Exploring Research and Policy to Support Black Families and Strength America’s Future

    On June 15, Black Families Flourishing (BFF) brought together researchers, scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and community members for a Juneteenth conversation exploring the past, present, and…

    On June 15, Black Families Flourishing (BFF) brought together researchers, scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and community members for a Juneteenth conversation exploring the past, present, and…

  • Exploring Research and Policy to Support Black Families and Strengthen Our Collective Future

    Exploring Research and Policy to Support Black Families and Strengthen Our Collective Future

    As visionaries of the future, Black people are skilled at building flourishing families and communities, even when faced with systems intentionally designed to exclude and undermine them. This Juneteenth, we’re examining the past and present to understand how research…

    As visionaries of the future, Black people are skilled at building flourishing families and communities, even when faced with systems intentionally designed to exclude and undermine them. This Juneteenth, we’re examining the past and present to understand how research…

  • When Teens Teach Too: Daily Cultural Conversations in Black Families

    When Teens Teach Too: Daily Cultural Conversations in Black Families

    This blog post from Nema Kebbeh, BA, doctoral student at the University of Houston, and Elizabeth Jelsma, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Houston, reports…

    This blog post from Nema Kebbeh, BA, doctoral student at the University of Houston, and Elizabeth Jelsma, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Houston, reports…

  • Black Families Flourishing Project Launches New Data & Insights Hub

    Black Families Flourishing Project Launches New Data & Insights Hub

    The Black Families Flourishing (BFF) Project recently unveiled a new Data & Insights Hub featuring interactive maps and accessible analysis designed to transform how researchers, policymakers, and community members understand Black families with children in the…

    The Black Families Flourishing (BFF) Project recently unveiled a new Data & Insights Hub featuring interactive maps and accessible analysis designed to transform how researchers, policymakers, and community members understand Black families with children in the…

  • Spotlight Connections Interview – Lawrence Watkins

    Spotlight Connections Interview – Lawrence Watkins

    In our latest “Spotlight Connections” interview, we spoke with Lawrence Watkins, creator of the Black Family Masterplan and brother of author Dr. Boyce Watkins.

    In our latest “Spotlight Connections” interview, we spoke with Lawrence Watkins, creator of the Black Family Masterplan and brother of author Dr. Boyce Watkins.

  • Black Families Flourishing Retreat 2025

    Black Families Flourishing Retreat 2025

    On December 4–5, 2025, the Black Families Flourishing (BFF) team gathered in Washington, D.C. for our first annual team retreat, which was a two-day experience designed…

    On December 4–5, 2025, the Black Families Flourishing (BFF) team gathered in Washington, D.C. for our first annual team retreat, which was a two-day experience designed…

  • Spotlight Connections Interview – Graciella “Chella” Drew

    Spotlight Connections Interview – Graciella “Chella” Drew

    Black Families Flourishing (BFF) is thrilled to kick off our “Spotlight Connections” interview series with Graciella “Chella” Drew, a descendent of one of the world’s…

    Black Families Flourishing (BFF) is thrilled to kick off our “Spotlight Connections” interview series with Graciella “Chella” Drew, a descendent of one of the world’s…

  • Watch the Recording—Black Families Flourishing: What Gets Measured Matters

    Watch the Recording—Black Families Flourishing: What Gets Measured Matters

    On June 5, 2025, Black Families Flourishing (BFF) hosted its first webinar, “Black Families Flourishing: What Gets Measured Matters.” During the event, we presented new…

    On June 5, 2025, Black Families Flourishing (BFF) hosted its first webinar, “Black Families Flourishing: What Gets Measured Matters.” During the event, we presented new…

  • Research Connections: Sharing Applied Research Agendas at SRCD

    Research Connections: Sharing Applied Research Agendas at SRCD

    Several members of the Black Families Flourishing (BFF) team recently gathered at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting in Minneapolis, MN, to…

    Several members of the Black Families Flourishing (BFF) team recently gathered at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting in Minneapolis, MN, to…

  • BFF Presents at Generation HOPE: Advancing Equity for Student Parents

    BFF Presents at Generation HOPE: Advancing Equity for Student Parents

    In April 2025, the BFF Project was uplifted at the Generation HOPE National Conference, a powerful gathering dedicated to supporting student parents and catalyzing systems…

    In April 2025, the BFF Project was uplifted at the Generation HOPE National Conference, a powerful gathering dedicated to supporting student parents and catalyzing systems…