New York Lawyers Acknowledge Child Welfare’s Harsh Impact on Black Families, Call for Changes [imprintnews.org]
By Megan Conn and Michael Fitzgerald, Photo: Hiram Alejandro Durán, The Imprint, April 4, 2022 T he bar association representing tens of thousands of New York attorneys has taken a first-ever stance against racism in the child welfare system, endorsing specific calls for change that include revising decades-old federal laws. The New York State Bar Association resolution , approved Saturday, acknowledges the harms the American child welfare system has visited disproportionately on Black...