ARTICLE TAG

Multi-Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA)

1/26/2021

Start Fining States That Discriminate Against African American Foster and Adoptive Families

Opinion

Leonard Dunston, Dr. Toni Oliver and Leora Haskett Neal

Leonard Dunston, Leora Haskett Neal, and Toni Oliver.

The Multi-Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA) was passed in 1994 to make it easier for white families to transracially adopt African American children and other children of color.