America's History of Stealing Vulnerable Children of Color | The Amber Ruffin Show

[@TheAmberRuffinShow]

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[@swaggyswag4999]

It's simple America do not want to lose their slaves and their advantage that they have on other races

[@albumU7184]

My niece was taken after we realized something happened to her, while in foster care. Her brother was returned, but they allowed someone to adopt my niece, by rejecting everyone in out family and friends from getting her. Her brother father came forward and helped with his process, but my family is damaged, because we’ve been fighting for over 8 years… PLEASE HELP

[@jackhammer3423]

Dunning kreuger on bust

[@michellem4287]

That's obscene! Justice, childcare, education and health should never be for profit.

[@ShawnLH88]

don't tell conservatives that

[@fredplat467]

That's 'murica: doing money on minorities. That's why the antiabortion scotus reversal is so important: for power and money. But to achieve that, the talibans of America (the gop) have to revert the Afghanistan of the western world (the USA) back to the 19th century.

[@analyticalmindset]

You're in the wrong country unfortunately. I'm an extreme leftist btw . Just being honest about the reality of this country ever getting it's act together

[@q.t.gamingfamily]

You sound shocked

[@deniseneal1751]

But the JUDGES get kickbacks, too!! Once, a west coast judge played with a Latinx woman's child knowing that the bailiff groped on the Mom while handcuffed per judge's orders, so PARENTS GET ABUSED BY THIS SYSTEM, TOO💯🤯🤬

[@fauziachoudhry5312]

The removal of indigenous children and put into foster care was also done in Australia.

[@ladybluelotus]

Yup. Unfortunately, very true. It happened in many, many places under various colonial governments. Smh.

[@JP-hj1il]

it was done globally by colonialists.

[@elizawulf8180]

@@JP-hj1il And many of those colonial systems remain...so it continues to this day.

[@JP-hj1il]

@@elizawulf8180 you are correct. Same system, different name, different faces in the surface but same faces behind the curtains.

[@roxelie59]

@@JP-hj1il My registration number it tattooed on. Still exists today

[@MagnoliaPantherWoman]

Many foster parents are abusive too. And children being abused and neglected by their parents are often left with them. It's a distorted horrific mess hurting children and families.

[@mthrfinis4194]

Deliberately❗❗

[@TheFnPrototype]

Just when you thought América couldn’t get worse, you learn about privatized foster care 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@ladybluelotus]

@KFC Man You don't have to be out here lying to folks; we are on the internet. We can just look it up.

[@bovinityleak2066]

And me thinkin the privatized prison system idea was horrid and creepy….now this.

[@deniseneal1751]

It came right on the heels of Privatized PRISONS😠

[@deniseneal1751]

@KFC Man IT REALLY EXISTS (I HAVE WITNESSED YEARS OF THIS PRACTICE IN CALIFORNIA!!💯💥

[@carolinewells4355]

@KFC Man yes it does you need to educate yourself

[@shelaghsalisbury1325]

The number 751 unmarked graves found near former residential school in Canada was only one location. Last year there was a search of several sites all over Canada. Since last spring over 1,100 bodies have been found (according to one website. I believe that 3000 is closer to the total) From first hand accounts we know there a still a lot more to be found.

[@jasonl888]

Yes. my Grandmother was an Indian school attendee.. horrible what occurred

[@BenedictMHolland]

It wasn't just Canada. America implemented residential schools like those in Canada and each one has at least one mass grave somewhere on the property.

[@crowfoot7355]

Between us and Canada over 10,000 so far.

[@ilenastarbreeze4978]

ive seen figures over 5000,

[@robertacomstock3655]

@@BenedictMHolland hitting Like on yr comment looked horrid! I mean thanks for telling us.

[@Uhlersoth77]

Privatized foster care. And here I thought I was up to date with the various awful privatized entities in the US.

[@bovinityleak2066]

My thoughts exactly !

[@imnotmike]

I grew up in privatized foster care. They didn't give me a toothbrush for the whole 5 years I was there, and refused to ever take me to the dentist when I started having trouble with my teeth, because they didn't want to spend the money they were getting for having me there on caring for me.

[@a.w.4011]

I’m so sorry you had to grow up in that type of environment. I hope you are doing well now

[@philoctetes_wordsworth]

I am 💯 with you on this horror. Another side of the coin is that white children are frequently left in abusive situations, because of the biases of the COS agents. I was one of those kids. CPS never once spoke to me separate of her. I met an agent exactly once, she met with both my mother and me. We sat in front of her desk a few minutes, my mother chatted with her, and then we left. I had been hoping someone would finally see me, and help me, but no.

[@kobaltkween]

I'm just so sorry.

[@Denbrr]

Same here.

[@melviasheppard8466]

That happens a whole lot and it's a disgrace 😞😠

[@barbarastrayhorn4667]

Hear you. So sorry.

[@carolgibson-wilson4354]

Holding you in my heart.

[@rowynnecrowley1689]

And meanwhile, the kids that really need to be removed for reasons like not paying attention while their 2 yr old wanders out onto the highway by themselves, get sent right back into dangerous situations.

[@StephenMatrese]

Yeah, but that was a wealthy white Karen who called her lawyer/s

[@WayCoolNurse]

Same happened with the privatization of prisons. Also prison deaths increases dramatically because healthcare decreased dramatically.

[@jacobzaranyika9334]

It's not history in Canada. It is happening TODAY! The thumbnail image is on point.

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

Exactly

[@charlespentrose7834]

My mom works at a shelter for abused women in Toronto and has mentioned that race is a big factor in who gets to keep the kids.

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

No child should be in the foster system just because their parents are poor. No more evictions or rent on primary residences! No one should have monthly extortion fees on the only home they have!!!

[@sparklesp9304]

People have to stop having children or putting themselves in the position to have children when they can't even take care of themselves. It's beyond selfish and reckless.

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

@@sparklesp9304 your lack of imagination is astounding

[@deniseneal1751]

If they OWN their housing , they need to GO TO THE BANK WHERE THE HOUSE PAPERWORK IS & HOMESTEAD THAT HOUSE!!(LOOK IT UP)👍💥💯

[@MyAngrySanta]

The rate of PTSD for adults who went through foster care is TWICE the rate of US military veterans.

[@michellem4287]

Forced birth feeds child trafficking. We need to care for all the kids that are here!

[@svnsetsomnia8280]

Lol

[@jp9707]

@@svnsetsomnia8280 the thought of children suffering makes you laugh, apparently. If you ever find yourself questioning whether you're on the wrong side, this might be the moment that can answer that for you. Hint: whichever side gets pleasure from the thought of child trafficking is the wrong one.

[@injunsun]

@@svnsetsomnia8280 Sick much?

[@ladybluelotus]

Very true.

[@riaa8689]

@@jp9707 I think he laughed at the "forced birth" part. Abstinence.

[@sjacks3281]

if i didn't know any better, I'd think this push to overturn roe v wade is tied to private foster care

[@patrickphair488]

you would have to be a deep-thinking farsighted individual to come up with that. I concur with your suspicions.

[@ryanfrancis9134]

Oh wow! I think u r on to something here. Great insight!

[@melviasheppard8466]

I felt like that was the plan from the first time I heard about them doing that. There's no more high paying factory's in America anymore, they have been sent overseas.

[@animeotaku307]

Pfft, what? No, that’s crazy talk. /s

[@CapricornDayz]

It is

[@markopecinovic4475]

In Canada, BC they found a mass grave of children from the "schools"... First nations deserve more in Canada.

[@Tuaron]

Not just one, hundreds of unmarked burials (the term used because some are at cemeteries with no headstones, some were in a series of graves with no headstones, etc.) at former residential school sites in British Columbia and Saskatchewan, though searches are now happening at former residential schools across Canada.

[@markopecinovic4475]

@@Tuaron Thank you dude. I thought it was one or two mass Graves.

[@elirivera3880]

Proven Hoax, no bodies, get up to speed before spewing non sense.

[@markopecinovic4475]

@@elirivera3880 Since you deleted your comment, I thought I would forever place it in public for all to see. " Proven hoax, no bodies, get to speed before spewing non sense" That was you.

[@JohnSmith-np7yn]

If poor struggling natural parents were given the money that goes to foster parents, then the children would probably be able to remain with their families.

[@tremekak]

I never understood the logic of paying a foster parent close to 1000 a month for keeping a child then frowning on the parent that gets food stamps with zero cash

[@bwenluck9812]

@KFC Man Why not?

[@hendrsb33]

I'm thankful for two reasons: 1.) I grew up in the 70's before a lot of this CPS intrusion into families... and 2.) my Mom, along with being a single parent, was a social worker and knew how the system worked and was able to raise my sister and I with few problems. Families of today are in a whole different reality and I'm so sorry for that.

[@dre_withwithout]

Capitalizing on foster care… I see your wallet poking out your pants America

[@vanessawhitneypro]

Always such a powerful, brilliant segment. Thank You, Amber.

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

Thank you, Amber Ruffin!!! Keep yanking the covers off so people can really see how we are treated in the 🇺🇸.

[@appelblossom4311]

Thank you for bringing that up! Yeah they were train to let go of their culture they would cut their hair treat these children like slaves then they would train them for domestic work disgusting !

[@angiepangie989]

Who gave this lady a show?! Give them a promotion I love her!

[@drgnldy8101]

Thank you , Amber, and your show for including we indigenous peoples into your brilliant writing!!! Nya:weh! 🪶🪶🪶

[@Omni0404]

Amber: "They removed race from the deliberation." Me: "They were using race in the deliberation!? ☹"

[@justfellover]

And besides these few small pilot programs, they still do. Now you know.

[@benzaiten933]

of course they did, because 'Merica!

[@deniseneal1751]

YEP!😩

[@LindaC616]

Happy weekend, Amber and everybody!

[@aslprobro]

Love the hair amber. Always happy to see some variety. And the suit? YAAAAS!

[@sagesufferswell]

Every word of this segment was pure brilliance. 🤩

[@robertacomstock3655]

Amber, may I call you Wonderful Woman? You shine a Spotlight of Truth!

[@abwab-g8n]

always perfectly on point, sober and informative and yet also light and funny somehow. Perfect for ingesting info when things are already stressful

[@abwab-g8n]

@KFC Man go ahead and tell me what's wrong if you like

[@PomegranatesWeather]

Most children once aged out of foster care endup homeless

[@gadamis]

Please. Yes. More of this!

[@gadamis]

@KFC Man I meant the coverage of the subject, but I guess I could have been clearer.

[@thaddineswifteagle7626]

I live near a mass grave of indigenous childern from a bording school in Colorado. 😥

[@rashidabdul-salaam9090]

You are not the hero we deserve, but you are the one we need right now!

[@Lvnshyrn07]

THANK YOU! About time this was talked about more.

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

Youre absolutely right.

[@geosco1165]

Give me more Amber Ruffin Show!!!!!!!!

[@neilkendrick4976]

amber, the same thing happened to many single women in liverpool, with their children being sent to canada or australia. I was lucky and got adopted by a couple in wirral.

[@SteveSmartPoetryandMusic]

I'm gonna assume, though I didn't find it, that someone already made a comment about the first episode of the new Atlanta season. Which refers directly to privitised foster care. But if they didnt then... Please go watch.

[@tyresebrinson8584]

Great segment Amber! This was all facts.

[@elizabethmcwhorter3445]

@KFC Man >comes into a thread >says something baseless and inflammatory >refuses to elaborate >leaves gr8 b8 m8

[@laurablair2612]

That was terrifyingly eye opening.

[@reneeagatsuma1579]

Thank you for this informative piece

[@theresapartheymuller5771]

Amber Ruffin , you make me smarter every time I watch your show!!!

[@avamomoh]

Yo Amber these braid are giving me LIFE! And I know it's a serious segment but I love it!

[@babaayman9658]

Thank you for this segment

[@stevensanders2692]

Thanks Amber!!

[@radiationshepherd]

People need to know about this

[@melodyofamaya5418]

Sister tried to take my Son Because I Choose to homeschool my son. and because I Practice Witchcraft....

[@melaniekeeling7462]

A tremendous subject, thank you for addressing this

[@melaniekeeling7462]

@KFC Man foster care

[@melaniekeeling7462]

@KFC Man Don't think so. She's quite articulate.

[@pearlejam7115]

Blues Traveler's Christmas song is my fave

[@leewalker1420]

Foster Care was meant to help children, unfortunately it has become a business like any other.

[@originalcosmicgirl]

I want to know who saw what happened with the privatization of prisons and thought, "This worked out badly for inmates, but it'll be great for kids!"

[@courtneyn.m.1687]

This was a much needed convo

[@ronniemontgomery4394]

Amber and Mr. T are national treasures. Luv ya.

[@mm-px4io]

We've always been their money maker

[@deniseneal1751]

SPOT ON!!!!🤯💯💥💥

[@deniseneal1751]

A resounding YES

[@ttintagel]

When I was little, my parents had friends whose last name was Foster. So I assumed that they had a huge number of kids, because I was always hearing about "Foster children."

[@Wildpeonies23]

There is always a common denominator in a lot of these scenarios.

[@millionairemoney9922]

I really didn't want to click on this... it's a really frustrating subject. Thank you for this

[@nataliefelixdidonato9234]

Thank you for raising consciousness on this issue ✊

[@malachipopovich3878]

she is funny and truthful, i love your show💯💯👍👍👍!!

[@jobjunior1488]

I always watch and enjoy but Today’s topic got you the subscribe. I love it

[@worklessseemore1699]

we need their faces to be publicly known amongst the city that you have a child that is not yours that you are supposed to be caring for

[@jamesbond9982]

I love it no cut card AR 💯

[@africanartlegacy9593]

Wonderful Analysis and review of histery

[@wideawake5630]

Thank you Amber

[@johnmcdairmant3498]

They played in Rochester NY last night!

[@christinavelazquez8931]

The syesha mercado story. I don't know what was the update on this story 😥🌹🌷💖🙏💝💗

[@jacobzaranyika9334]

Thank you🙏 again babes My point EXACTLY!

[@ladellallen3155]

This is why this Empire is falling.

[@juliussims669]

Foster parents live next door and they use the older kids to look after the younger ones take the money and buy real estate kick them out at 18 with no money and the wife is a cop

[@johnhill9445]

Shared. The Community Outreach Associate of Pelham Parkway. The BX NY

[@zoneiimobb7911]

Michigan also

[@1swerdna]

I gave a thumbs up and I'm commenting for the algorithm, but the minute she said foster care was being privatized, I had to politely Nope my way out

[@Fakeelonmusk2025]

Why don't they give the child the option if they want to stay with their parents ..like for example of they are 8 years older they can have the choice to stay with their parents..

[@edricaldones9639]

Should have been the former pope in that picture, but still pertinent.

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

🎵 WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND 🎵

[@bottleface]

Blues Traveler is fantastic

[@tommytong2854]

Seasoning !! 😂 😂 😂

[@donnaabrahamsen3917]

So sad and true.

[@SuperBabytee1]

She must have an old seamstress somewhere that ripped the lining out of John Witherspoon's blazer and just made her own. I ain't messing with y'all.

[@Fakeelonmusk2025]

We should make it a requirement that to get government assistance that people should adopt a child to get them from the foster system ..

[@vienicestyles6122]

Amerikkka will never change. Next…

[@nissahauer4309]

You should look into the case of MacKenzie Mcfierceson

[@JesseDanielle]

I cackled at the seasoning joke

[@jessgray9040]

Love this show

[@homospicious]

ACS...ICE....what's the difference ?????

[@jasontrevorhaye]

My mom had a foster sister

[@sandrakostic5998]

I cannot fathom an 18 yo being sent out into the world to see to their own housing, food, healthcare, etc.

[@zoneiimobb7911]

This has been an ongoing issue for some time now

[@tyrannosaurusburke]

Hey, was the Blues Traveler slam all that necessary? They were one of the best rock groups of the 1990s.

[@DrNancyLivingCoCreatively]

A favorite Oz movie based on reality: RABBIT PROOF FENCE.

[@Raja-bz4yw]

Also the system is just completely broken and lacking funding

[@NaieraDK]

I love Sutton Foster though.

[@melrock6356]

Well done love💯👌

[@msl0101]

I haven't watched the show in a long time. Is there a pandemic baby on the way? Her face looks different in an "expecting" kind of way. If it is so, congratulations! If it is not, then you glow just because!

[@mrsnakesmrnot8499]

How DARE she rip in Blues Traveler WHILE she is wearing that jacket?! 😉jk

[@RamonDiaz-qr8tu]

The Title IV D program is the real problem.

[@zlaynie]

Yaaaaaaaaaas