More than 200 mostly Black mothers, fathers and children gathered in Washington, D.C., on Mother’s Day for the fifth annual Black Mothers March on the White House, calling attention to what organizers describe as racial and economic inequities within Child Protective Services. Advocates and former foster youth said CPS disproportionately targets Black families experiencing poverty, criminalizes parents instead of addressing systemic hardships and contributes to family separation and long-term trauma within Black communities.