Black children are the least likely to be adopted: this needs to change.
Krish Kandiah Fri 18 Oct 2019 
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For example, singer and BBC journalist Ashley John Baptiste told how he was taken into care at a young age but after thinking he was happily settled with his foster carer, was forced to leave.
From the age of eight, he spent many difficult years in care, without being adopted. In a poignant moment, he said that those years were marked by his sense that no one was looking out for his future, and no one believed in him.
The discussion continued as people from different backgrounds expressed their sense of outrage at the discrepancy between white and black children getting adopted. Moving speeches were presented by adopters and from people who grew up in care and missed the chance to be adopted.
The meeting was organised by Home for Good's advocacy team in conjunction with the Racial Disparity Unity, the Department for Education and Number 10's Equalities Unit.
Hosting the event was Sam Kasumu, a brilliant civil servant with a passion for justice, razor sharp wit and tenacious pursuit of truth. And reflecting the wideranging reach of this issue, those in attendance were influencers from a broad range of sectors, from the church and business, to the media, the arts, the music industry and the Government.
READ MORE: Christian charity launches drive to encourage more black and minority ethnic people to adopt. Christian Today.
Blogger: I am concerned that this appalling situation is almost certainly occurring because the relevant authorities are insisting that black children must be placed with black families.
I may be wrong - but I doubt it!
