Exploring the deep-seated distrust of the child welfare system within the Black community, rooted in a history of racial bias ...

Black child care providers earn an average of 78 cents less per hour than their white counterparts, for instance, even when controlling for education level. “While the pandemic and economic downturn ...

"Exacerbating the disparity, throughout the pandemic, more families of color faced child care closures than white families." Without outside funding to help offset the costs, child care programs ...