Critical Conversation Series: Black Women in Family Court Cases

The Critical Conversations Series is a weekly virtual panel series designed to create awareness and educate about family violence and child safety issues in the family court system. Kicking off on Sunday, October 30th, the weekly series will run through Sunday, November 20th, observing Family Court Awareness Month. Please register separately for each panel. Experts and survivors will share in order to spotlight systemic issues as well as introduce solutions to move toward a safer family court system. Each Session will begin: 4PM PDT/ 7PM EST. 90 Mins.

Black Women in Family Court Cases Session

Black mothers are all too familiar with how law enforcement, child welfare, and the court system work together to suppress their freedom to just exist in public and private spaces. To understand how the black mothers are treated in family court, a systemic and societal context must be underscored, addressing intersectionality, implicit bias, and racism. This panel will examine the lived experience of several black, protective mothers who have had their ability to protect and parent their children compromised by what they experience as a capitalistic, legal framework that sees black women as angry, combative imperfect victims rather than pillars of resiliency.

Your Zoom link will be provided 24 hours before the event. Looking forward to seeing you!