Black Identity and Child Placement: The Best Interests of Black and Biracial Children

Authors

Kim Forde-Mazrui, University of Michigan Law SchoolFollow

Abstract

The purpose of this Note is to question whether racial matching by courts and child-placement agencies serves the best interests of Black children. The principle that guides this Note's analysis is that racial matching is justified only if such a policy better serves the interests of Black children than a policy in which race is not a factor in a child-placement determination. This Note also questions whether racial matching serves the interests of biracial children and those of Black people as a cultural group.

Recommended Citation

Kim Forde-Mazrui, Black Identity and Child Placement: The Best Interests of Black and Biracial Children, 92 Mich. L. Rev. 925 (1994).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol92/iss4/4