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WE ARE THE SOLUTION
The Black Mothers March on the White House is a coalition of black-led organizations that have been involved in the struggle to rescue our children from the custody of the State. We exist to expose the systematic attack on black women and the black family by the U.S. government. The U.S. Government has been able to perpetuate this terror on our communities under the guise of “protecting children” using the Department of Human Services, euphemistically referred to as Child Protective Services.
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OUR DEMANDS
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Repeal the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)
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Repeal the Adoption and Safe Families Act (AFSA)
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Children returned to their homes with resources allocated by the state to go directly to the families, ensuring successful reunification
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Reparations to families - include but not limited to, money to compensate for loss of wages and legal expenses.
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Resources allocated by the State to support dual and contending power community oversight boards that will be empowered to investigate cases initiated by CPS and recommend their own findings and produce their own holistic and redemptive solutions.
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Ban the state-sponsored kidnapping of black and brown children
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A ban on removing newborns from their mothers, when a CPS case is pending
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An end to drug testing of mothers and babies at birth
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An end to the interrogation of children without the presence of their parents
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An end to using lifestyle, cultural choices as the basis for removal
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Family first consideration = Kinship
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Ending the practice of treating family placement as foster placement
Recap from BMM 23'
AFRICAN WOMEN MUST LEAD
