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vegangoddess: in Kenya, the women believe that all american black men are lazy: The power of the media. Up until a very short time ago, the only time AA's were in the news was if they committed a crime.
Race is secondary: in NY, there is a bill that says if 2 boys are gathered, it will be considered a "gang activity". Last summer, my 15 yo (who's biracial and very light) had a run-in with 8 white male teenagers. Police came; did they arrest the 8 white males, who technically should have been called a gang? No, they were sent home. If they were black (this is something for those you CC's with black sons to remember), they would have been picked up, hence putting them in the system.
Why aren't there more AA families foster/adopting: institutionalized racism. Back in the day, foster families had to have a SAHM. Because racism limited what black men could earn, black mothers had to work, hence shutting them out of the foster care system. Now, they think it's too hard having to deal with all the people you have to deal with. Being black is hard enough.
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