Human Trafficking and the Trappings of Child Protective Services in Texas
The story of Texas native, Brianna Baucum is an unfortunate all-too-familiar narrative of cyclical abuse and a court system that disproportionately takes away Black children.
An October 2020 report from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services titled “Disproportionality and Disparity Analysis” revealed an ugly truth about Black children who come in contact with the state’s Child Protective Services (CPS). According to the report, Black childre…
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