Transracial adoption remains a complex and often debated subject, one that experts Bryan Post and Rhonda Roorda are tackling head-on.
Children & Families
Victor Malin Jr. endured foster care, trauma, and prison. Now he mentors youth and leads community programs to stop others from following the same path.
Black court-appointed special advocates in Sacramento work to support foster youth, especially Black teens, amid system flaws, racial disparities, and a lack of advocates.
Malachi, raised by his grandmother after a troubled childhood, now advocates for foster youth. Kinship care and family-first approaches are helping reform child welfare systems.
After years in the child welfare and justice systems, Ebony Price is working on keeping her life on the right track and being present for her family.
Malcolm X’s worldview was molded by his time in foster care and his experiences as a young Black man in America.
Films and TV portray the trauma and hope within foster care and child welfare, reflecting real-life struggles and evolving narratives around race, abuse, and belonging.
Children’s media uses relatable characters and stories to explore adoption, foster care, and family separation, helping normalize tough topics and open conversations.
A Mississippi couple took in a relative's kids to keep them out of the foster care system. They say parents like them deserve more support.
Immigration raids in SoCal trigger fear, absenteeism and trauma among Latino students, disrupting school life and prompting calls for legal and mental health support.