Black adolescent girls are at a higher risk for stress and anxiety than White adolescent girls (Neal-Barnett, 2017). Many researchers argue that perceived stress is more important than experienced stress, as perceptions are closely related to an individual’s current functioning (Rueggeberg, 2012). Limited data, however, explore Black adolescent girls’ perceptions of stress. We qualitatively assessed positive participant views about stress. Then, quantitatively we assessed stress and anxiety scores (n=201). Results indicated that there was no significant mean difference in reported anxiety and stress scores between participants who identified positive aspects of stress and those who did not. Average stress levels ranged from low to moderate. Future research should explore the relationship between positive and negative views on stress.