Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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1 in 10 Black children will be removed from their homes before they are 18 y.o. Does the child welfare system need to be abolished? How much disproportionate harm does this system do to Black families?
Dr. Roberts discusses her new book, "Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World," published by Basic Books.
Watch the FULL CONVO: youtu.be/jmKqQTK3Zkw

You can find out more about Dr. Roberts here: dorothyeroberts.com

Find her book here: basicbooks.com/titles/dorothy-roberts/torn-apart/9781541675445

Left of Black is a web series featuring interviews with Black Studies scholars produced by the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University.

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