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‘Sex ed isn’t serving young black women.’ These Philly women are trying to fix that.

Black girls are poorly served by sex-education curriculums tailored for a white majority, experts say. A Philly-based nonprofit called Daughters of the Diaspora is enlisting black medical students to help change that.

Shanaye Jeffers is the Philadelphia site director of a nonprofit called Daughters of the Diaspora, which aims to teach young black girls about self esteem and reproductive health through a culturally specific curriculum.
Shanaye Jeffers is the Philadelphia site director of a nonprofit called Daughters of the Diaspora, which aims to teach young black girls about self esteem and reproductive health through a culturally specific curriculum.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer