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The US adoption system discriminates against darker-skinned children

  • Written by Ronald Hall, Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
Children who have darker skin wait longer on average to leave foster care.Stepan Popov/shutterstock.com

When it comes to adoption, Americans might assume that each child is treated equally. But research shows that darker-skinned children are repeatedly discriminated against, both by potential adoptive parents and the social workers who are charged...

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