OPINION: How current policy hurts our youngest citizens
“Two very different futures can grow from disparate access to opportunity early in life. Roughly half of the babies born today are children of color. And while they are each born with the same infinite potential as their white peers, social inequality and structural racism have the power to undermine their life chances. Consider this: Children of color are two to three times more likely to be affected by poverty than white children. They are therefore more likely to be food insecure, live in poor-quality housing, have families that struggle to cover basic needs, and be expelled from child care and preschool.”