A 100-year Review of Research on Black Families: Conversation with Dr. Chrishana Lloyd
This event was held on March 5, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST
In February, Child Trends released its highly anticipated A 100-year Review of Research on Black Families, a report that explores the ways in which social science research focused on Black families has changed over 10 decades. Understanding the ways in which research has influenced public attitudes and policies is integral to creating policy environments that are supportive of Black families’ health, wealth, self-determination, and flourishing.
ECFC hosted a book-club style discussion for members of ECFC and the Association of Black Foundation Executives with co-author Dr. Chrishana M. Lloyd to explore the emerging lessons and implications of the research, and how funders can use those lessons to inform their own work.
This discussion was not a presentation of research, rather a discussion of how the research resonates with funders, and how funders might use this research in their work. This discussion was not recorded.
Event Takeaways
The Research:
The research is organized into two volumes—Volume 1: 1920 to 1969 and Volume II: 1970 to 2019, lead authors Chrishana M. Lloyd and Mavis Sanders consider each era’s social, political, and economic contexts to use the past to develop lessons for the future. Child Trends has done a fantastic job providing multiple ways to easily digest the research including:
- Overview of the research (6 pages), including what authors hoped to learn, their methodology, and what each volume includes.
- Executive Summary (7 pages) of the key lessons and implications of the research.
- An easy to navigate research web page organized by Lessons, Decades, and Implications.
- You can also view/download Volumes I and II, as well as appendices from the research web page.