In this episode of “Are You Kidding Me?,” AEI’s Naomi Schaefer Riley and Ian Rowe set the record straight on why family structure matters for the outcomes of black children. Later, they describe how the Indian Child Welfare Act created a “separate but unequal” child welfare system.
Show Notes: – Family structure and the success sequence (00:45) – Indian Child Welfare Act’s “separate but unequal” welfare (09:30)
Resources: – The Myth of the Two Parent Home. Success sequence, family structure and outcomes for black children (New York Times) – Recent ICWA court challenges (Washington Post)