06-22-2016, 08:18 PM
(06-22-2016, 06:25 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Link?
http://pages.uoregon.edu/adoption/archive/NabswTRA.htm
Their official position on it a few decades ago:
"The National Association of Black Social Workers asserts the conviction that children should not remain in foster homes or institutions when adoption can be a reality. We stand firmly, though, on conviction that a white home is not a suitable placement for black children and contend it is totally unnecessary".
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/02/02/in-adoption-does-race-matter/adoptions-should-consider-black-children-and-black-families
Euphemisms of the modern day:
"We believe that families considering interracial adoption should be prepared by their agencies to understand the pervasive impact of race on achievement, self-esteem, self-concept and mental health. Adoptive parents of black children should recognize and combat the pervasiveness of institutional and individual racism. They should ensure that black children are connected to appropriate black role models, and are not racially isolated"
Randall Kennedy's thesis discusses the issue in further depth in his interracial intimacies book. It's where I first learned of it:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/interracial-intimacies-randall-kennedy/1111321265
Unfortunately, I don't have an electronic source to cite directly.
They're a bit less direct about it now. They just could the same position/arguments in euphemisms.
