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her, so I knew I had do something
for other kids – the ones that
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foster care visits. She says that
for black children entering white
homes, the chances of getting
someone culturally-sensitive and
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daily black life are slim.
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think about a black child, or how
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child’s needs if they don’t have
that kind of education or a back-
ground that would allow them to
see that, to feel that it’s valuable
to them.”
That’s when Dines decided to
start collecting donations of black
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and other resources for these fos-
ter children through her organiza-
tion, Chocolate Kids Matter.”
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realize that there are a number
of children of color entering into
foster care without basic needs,
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in families that don’t know how
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name came from Dines’ 8-year-
old niece who described herself
as chocolate instead of black.
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said Dines. “She has been so
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a kid. When she came to me she
would work, start cleaning and
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like one and have fun and relax a
little bit if she wanted to. She is
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nority races and ethnicities.
The need is great and that’s
why she is reaching out to get
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nity.
Chocolate Kids Matter has
since launched its own fundrais-
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more about Chocolate Kids Mat-
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