Child Protective Services in the US operates just like the criminal legal system to uphold structures put in place during slavery - removing Black children from their families.
This is horrific.
buzzfeednews.com/article/nicole…
This is horrific.
buzzfeednews.com/article/nicole…
They removed Syesha Mercado's baby because she was having trouble producing breast milk and he was losing milk and she sought medical attention - and then they removed her ten day old baby.
There is intense pressure put on women to breastfeed.
huffpost.com/entry/breastfe…
There is intense pressure put on women to breastfeed.
huffpost.com/entry/breastfe…
I remember my mother couldn't produce enough milk when she was breastfeeding my baby sister and my sister lost weight where it was noticeable.
But no one would ever have suggested my sister should be removed from her custody because my mother is and my sister was White.
But no one would ever have suggested my sister should be removed from her custody because my mother is and my sister was White.
And my mother was so unbearably stressed where she cried all the time. I can't even imagine how she would have been if my sister had been taken from her custody.
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