Critical Conversation: Black Women in Family Court Cases

Black mothers are all too familiar with how law enforcement, child welfare, and the court system work together to suppress their freedom to just exist in public and private spaces. To understand how the black mothers are treated in family court, a systemic and societal context must be underscored, addressing intersectionality, implicit bias, and racism. This panel will examine the lived experience of several black, protective mothers who have had their ability to protect and parent their children compromised by what they experience as a capitalistic, legal framework that sees black women as angry, combative imperfect victims rather than pillars of resiliency.

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