just months later richards was investigated again when she brought the same daughter to the hospital after she fell off the couch. i feel like it s targeted. why? the color. the color of my skin. nationwide black children are more likely than white children to experience a child welfare investigation and enter foster care. but maricopa county stands out among the nations largest counties with one of the highest rates of investigation for black families according to federal data analyzed by propublica and nbc news. between 2015 and 2019, more than one and three black children in the county experience the d.c. s investigation. that is nearly three times the rate of white children. our community is being stripped of its children. former dc has caseworker matthew stewart grew up fighting for civil rights alongside his pastor father. he left the department after ten years disenchanted. i met an agency who i don t
hospital after she fell off the couch. i feel like a target. reporter: why? the color. the color of my skin. reporter: nationwide black children are more likely than white children to experience a child welfare investigation and enter foster care. but maricopa county which includes phoenix stands out among the nation s largest counties with one of the highest rates of investigation for black families according to federal data analyzed by propublica and nbc news. between 2015 and 2019 more than 1 in 3 black children in the county experienced a dcs investigation. that s nearly three times the rate of white children. our community is being stripped of its children. reporter: former dcs caseworker matthew stewart grew up fighting for civil rights alongside his pastor father. he left the department after ten years disenchanted. i met an agency who i don t believe was