157: The Racist History of the "Child Welfare" System w/Ieshaah Murphy
Podcast:Public Defenseless Published On: Tue Sep 05 2023 Description: Today, Hunter spoke with Professor Ieshaah Murphy to understand how the racist history of the "Child Welfare" should inform our understanding of that very systems today. When analyzing a system for any type of systemic bias, it is essential to understand bot the past and present of the system. If a system that claims to be race neutral, but started with a clear racial animus and continues to produce racially disparate outcomes, it is compelling evidence that its bias initial purpose may still be active to this day. Guests: Professor Ieshaah Murphy, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Defense and Racial Justice Clinic, University of DC David A. Clarke School of Law Resources: Follow Professor Murphy on Twitter https://twitter.com/IeshaahMurphy Professor Murphy's Faculty Page https://law.udc.edu/ieshaah-murphy/ Fostering False Identities Book https://www.amazon.com/Fostering-False-Identity-Welfare-Systems/dp/B08TQGG3FR Torn Apart https://www.amazon.com/Torn-Apart-Destroys-Families-Abolition/dp/1541675444 Contact Hunter Parnell: Publicdefenseless@gmail.com Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN