African-American children make up 30 percent of the 500,000 children
currently in the American foster care system, despite being only 14
percent of the U.S. population. On top of being over-represented, these
youths are less frequently selected for adoption compared to other kids.
Could the skin tone of black children play a role in whether they are
chosen — especially if the family considering them is black? Mardie Caldwell, founder and CEO of the Lifetime Adoption agency, says this is true — and that this bias is exclusive to African-Americans.
“We’ve found that many African-American families have definite
preferences for the type of children they want, whether it’s newborns
[or older children], and also in terms of their physical appearance,”
Caldwell told theGrio. Continue reading at: http://thegrio.com/2012/03/08/gloria-king-of-executive/
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Monday, December 03, 2012
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