Why now . I wrote a book on this topic turning years ago 20 years ago right after i discovered that the system called the Child Welfare system was a big state apparatus that monitored black communities and take children away. That was right actually i was finishing up my book, killing the blackbody. That book was about the regulation of the black womans child bearing. Mostly, i was focusing of the prosecutions of a black woman. I discovered that thousands of them were having their newborn babies taken from them because of a positive drug test, also because of a myth of the socalled, crack may be, which turns out to be a complete lie. I wanted to document this huge racial inequity in the Child Welfare system. I wrote that book. Then i worked in reaffirming the system reforming the system 20 years after that. We could talk about all of the kind of work that i was doing, training social workers, trying to reform foster care in washington state, which had been violating the Constitutional
Schedule. I really appreciate it. I have been a fan of your work appeared to have the opportunity to engage directly, it is wonderful to me. It almost feels like a cliche question. I think it matters. Why this book . Why now . I wrote a book on this topic turning years ago 20 years ago right after i discovered that the system called the Child Welfare system was a big state apparatus that monitored black communities and take children away. That was right actually i was finishing up my book, killing the blackbody. That book was about the regulation of the black womans child bearing. Mostly, i was focusing of the prosecutions of a black woman. I discovered that thousands of them were having their newborn babies taken from them because of a positive drug test, also because of a myth of the socalled, crack may be, which turns out to be a complete lie. I wanted to document this huge racial inequity in the Child Welfare system. I wrote that book. Then i worked in reaffirming the system reform
Opportunity to engage directly, it is wonderful to me. It almost feels like a cliche question. I think it matters. Why this book . Why now . I wrote a book on this topic turning years ago 20 years ago right after i discovered that the system called the Child Welfare system was a big state apparatus that monitored black communities and take children away. That was right actually i was finishing up my book, killing the blackbody. That book was about the regulation of the black womans child bearing. Mostly, i was focusing of the prosecutions of a black woman. I discovered that thousands of them were having their newborn babies taken from them because of a positive drug test, also because of a myth of the socalled, crack may be, which turns out to be a complete lie. I wanted to document this huge racial inequity in the Child Welfare system. I wrote that book. Then i worked in reaffirming the system reforming the system 20 years after that. We could talk about all of the kind of work that i
Good evening, everybody. I am excited to talk about this wonderful book with such a brilliant colleague and scholar. Thank you for doing this. Thank you for this conversation. Taking time out of your busy schedule. I really appreciate it. I have been a fan of your work appeared to have the opportunity to engage directly, it is wonderful to me. It almost feels like a cliche question. I think it matters. Why this book . Why now . I wrote a book on this topic turning years ago 20 years ago right after i discovered that the system called the Child Welfare system was a big state apparatus that monitored black communities and take children away. That was right actually i was finishing up my book, killing the blackbody. That book was about the regulation of the black womans child bearing. Mostly, i was focusing of the prosecutions of a black woman. I discovered that thousands of them were having their newborn babies taken from them because of a positive drug test, also because of a myth of th
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