“You are constantly trying to protect them, even from people who are supposed to be on their side—teachers, administrators, and so-called friends,” Kimberly L., 42, a mother of two sons, 20 ...

Friends of the Children, a high-performing nonprofit working with disadvantaged youth across the U.S., turns its statement expressing support for the Black community into real-world change.

The teachers, however, spent more of their time watching the Black children, and one in particular: the Black boy. The “school-to-prison pipeline” is a phrase that exists for a reason.

First, the kids drew their dreams. Then they posed next to them, in bed. The resulting black-and-white photos reveal the emotional realism that lies behind the fantastical.

With the tale over, storyteller Joseph-Antoine turns on soca music, and the children jump and dance and cheer for their friend. Off to the side, Andrews beams. Her children are shining, connected ...

They realized AI did fine at providing on-point images if asked to show either Black African doctors or white suffering children. It was the combination of those two requests that was problematic ...