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A woman who called a Black child a slur has raised backlash — but also thousands of dollars
A video showing a Minnesota woman at a playground admitting to using a racist slur against a Black child has garnered ...
How ACS ‘empowered parents’ and left children to fend for themselves
Typically, when a parent (often a single mother or grandmother) would find themselves with a kid who was out of control, ACS ...
Alabama Preschool Sued For Allegedly Treating Black Child ‘Differently’
A couple in Gardendale is suing a local Alabama preschool for discrimination for allegedly targeting their then-two-year-old ...
Pete Buttigieg Admits He Doesn’t ‘Have It All Figured Out’ With Raising His Adopted Black Children
Pete Buttigieg shares his experience raising adopted Black children with his husband, Chasten. While the couple works to make ...
Roseville dad sentenced for adopted 9-year-old son’s death in ‘house of horror’
In filed court documents, prosecutors have said Ring-brand cameras installed inside the family’s Roseville home captured sounds of the mother “striking” the child and the boy’s “repeated apologies, ...
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A woman who called a Black child a slur has raised a backlash but also thousands of dollars
NOTE CONTENTS: This story contains a term that refers to a racial slur. A video showing a Minnesota woman at a playground last week openly admitting to using a racist slur against a Black child ...
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A woman who called a Black child a slur has raised backlash — but also thousands of dollars
A video showing a Minnesota woman at a playground last week openly admitting to using a racist slur against a Black child has garnered millions of views. Maybe equally viral has been a ...
MOVE bombing 40 years later: For many, Philadelphia hasn't done enough to rectify "unconscionable" act
Tuesday marks 40 years since the 1985 MOVE bombing in Philadelphia, one of the darkest moments in the city's history.
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Op-ed: From trauma to advocacy, a Black mother’s mission to end family policing
A system many call the child “welfare” system, but those impacted by this system call it the family policing system. If we are to fulfill the promise of the Black Lives Matter movement ...
Kerry Washington & Omar Sy on ‘Shadow Force,’ Black love, and redefining action films
Kerry Washington and Omar Sy explore Black love, family, and action film innovation in ‘Shadow Force.’ Learn more in this ...