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Dominique Freeman

Dominique Freeman Dominique Freeman is a native of California and former foster youth. Dominique earned her bachelors of psychology from Howard University and serves as a social justice and mental health advocate.

5/22/2021

The Privilege of Innocence: Ma’Khia Bryant and The Adultification of Black Girls in Foster Care

There is no perfect way to be a child in foster care. As a 30-year-old Black woman and foster youth alumni, I reflect daily on my decisions as a traumatized youth in care and the grace that was not always granted to me.

Capitol View

11/29/2020

Coronavirus Relief: For Us, This Is Personal

The child welfare system is expansive, sometimes overbearing, and complex in the outcomes it can deliver. Equally as complex are the young people who enter and exit and the lives they choose to lead.