The Racist History of the "Child Welfare" System w/Ieshaah Murphy

Sep 5

Today, Hunter spoke with Professor Ieshaah Murphy to understand how the racist history of the “Child Welfare” should inform our understanding of that very systems today. When analyzing a system for any type of systemic bias, it is essential to understand bot the past and present of the system. If a system that claims to be race neutral, but started with a clear racial animus and continues to produce racially disparate outcomes, it is compelling evidence that its bias initial purpose may still be active to this day.

Guests:

Professor Ieshaah Murphy, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Defense and Racial Justice Clinic, University of DC David A. Clarke School of Law

Resources:

Follow Professor Murphy on Twitter

https://twitter.com/IeshaahMurphy

Professor Murphy’s Faculty Page

https://law.udc.edu/ieshaah-murphy/

Fostering False Identities Book

https://www.amazon.com/Fostering-False-Identity-Welfare-Systems/dp/B08TQGG3FR

Torn Apart

https://www.amazon.com/Torn-Apart-Destroys-Families-Abolition/dp/1541675444

Contact Hunter Parnell:

Publicdefenseless@gmail.com

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