Colorado judge’s censure confirms racial bias in our child protection system

Opinion piece published in the Colorado Sun, May 25, 2021 For the past year, parents and family members complained that a judge in Arapahoe County was biased against them because they were Black. I know this because they complained to my…

Protecting Our Children Means Protecting our Social Workers

By Stephanie Villafuerte In February, the Chicago Tribune published a letter to the editor entitled, “Death of state welfare worker reminds us to thank those who risk their lives for children,” (February 12, 2018). The letter described…