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Black Identity And Child Placement: The Best Interests Of Black And Biracial Children, Kim Forde-Mazrui
Black Identity And Child Placement: The Best Interests Of Black And Biracial Children, Kim Forde-Mazrui
Michigan Law Review
The purpose of this Note is to question whether racial matching by courts and child-placement agencies serves the best interests of Black children. The principle that guides this Note's analysis is that racial matching is justified only if such a policy better serves the interests of Black children than a policy in which race is not a factor in a child-placement determination. This Note also questions whether racial matching serves the interests of biracial children and those of Black people as a cultural group.