Reimagining Equality : New York University Press : 9781479893355 : 1479893358 : 26 Jun 2018 : A comprehensive examination of developmental inequality among children  Developmental equality?whether every child has an equal opportunity to reach their fullest potential?is essential for children's future growth and access to opportunity. In the United States, however, children of color are disproportionately affected by poverty, poor educational outcomes, and structural discrimination, limiting their potential.  In Reimagining Equality, Nancy E. Dowd sets out to examine the roots of these inequalities by tracing the life course of black boys from birth to age 18 in an effort to create an affirmative system of rights and support for all children. Drawing on interdisciplinary research, the book demonstrates that black boys encounter challenges and barriers that funnel them toward failure rather than developmental success.  Their example exposes a broader reality of hierarchies among childr