By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated April 25, 2024
Black families in Minnesota are fighting to keep their children from being unnecessarily placed in Child Protection Services (CPS). A bill that could help address the racial disparities in the state foster care system, specifically the disproportionate number of Black children who encounter the system, is again front and center at the state capitol.
The Minnesota African American Family Preservation Act, which was first introduced
