Parents Who Locked Adopted Children in Barn, Forced Them to Work 'as Slaves' Convicted of Human Trafficking
The West Virginia couple, who is White, were accused of severely neglecting and mistreating their five adopted Black children ...
‘Weren’t there to be raised as children’: White couple forced adopted Black children to do hard labor and live in filthy shed
A white West Virginia couple was convicted of using their adopted Black children as "slaves," forcing them to work heavy ...
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Black Woman 'Educates' People on Why She Decided to Adopt a White Child
I feel that it's not as common to see Black families adopt white children as it is to ... "I'm happy you adopted a CHILD. All children need love." A third commenter said: "I hate that it's a ...
Adopted Black children to testify against white parents accused of treating them as ‘slaves’, trial told
Lantz and Whitefeather were later arrested and arraigned on 16 counts each accusing them of civil rights violations, human trafficking, forced labor, gross child neglect and falsifying an application ...
White West Virginia Couple Convicted of Using Adopted Black Children as Slaves
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather was convicted of a forced labour, civil rights violations, human trafficking and child neglect. Her ...
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White mother accused of treating Black adopted kids as ‘slaves’ said they liked being kept in barn, trial told
The parents, who are white, face more than ... human trafficking and gross child neglect. The children, all siblings ranging in age from 5 to 16, are Black. Day two of testimony began with Deputy ...
Dorothy Roberts Thinks We Need a New Way to Keep Kids Safe
The author and academic is not opposed to reforming the CPS system but believes the wiser path is to start over.
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West Va. Mom Denies Locking Adopted Black Children 'Used Basically as Slaves' In Shed
Jeanne Whitefeather has denied locking two of her five adopted children in a shed -- despite authorities finding the teens in one back in October 2023.
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5 essential ways to support Black children’s mental health
The conversation around mental health in the Black ... affect a child’s emotional well-being. Parents and caregivers need to understand that trauma can manifest differently in children compared ...