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Since Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, was fatally shot by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio while holding a knife, her siblings have spoken out about her life in the foster care system, which ignored efforts by their grandmother to reunite the family. https://nyti.ms/3f7MQ0z
Ohio places children in foster care at a rate 10% percent higher than the national average. The share of Black children removed from homes is more than double their share of the population. https://nyti.ms/3bdrZI2
A review of Ma’Khia’s time in foster care shows it failed her in critical ways. Research shows that children fare better when remaining with family. Each successive placement causes more trauma, further setting back a child in crisis. Ma’Khia had five. https://nyti.ms/3bdrZI2
People who knew Ma’Khia had trouble recognizing her in the chaotic footage released by police. Staff at her school saw her as quiet and diligent, the kind of student who would hug her teacher’s aide every morning before math. https://nyti.ms/3bdrZI2
Ma’Khia also had a tight group of girlfriends, who lavished each other with affection. http://nyti.ms/3bdrZI2
Read more about Ma’Khia Bryant, her journey through foster care and the events that led to her death. https://nyti.ms/3bdrZI2
Correction: Images in an earlier version of this thread misspelled Ma'Khia Bryant's name. We have deleted the incorrect images.
