later, washington post columnist christine emma discusses consent and societal attitudes towards sex in the 21st century. now, dorothy roberts on the child welfare system. >> good evening, everybody. i am so excited to talk about this wonderful book with such a wonderful, brilliant colleague and scholar. dorothy, thank you so much for doing this. >> thank you, mark, for this conversation. taking time out of your busy schedule, i really appreciate it. >> it's my honor. i've long been a fan of your work. so, to have an opportunity to talk and engage directly is really wonderful to me. it almost feels like a clichÉd question, but i always ask because i think it matters. it's always the why this book, why now question. why this book, why now? >> well, i wrote a book on this topic 20 years ago called shattered bonds, the color of child wear fair, right after i discovered that the system called the child welfare system was actually a big state apparatus. that monitors black communities and takes children away and relies on that kind of terror in families to operate. that was actually right

later, washington post columnist christine emma discusses consent and societal attitudes towards sex in the 21st century. now, dorothy roberts on the child welfare system. >> good evening, everybody. i am so excited to talk about this wonderful