| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - As of March 31, 2000, more than 53,000 black children were waiting for adoption, and in federal fiscal year 2000 more than 16 percent of black waiting children had been in foster care for more than six years (versus 8 percent of white children).* Around the country, black children and other children of color have historically spent more time in foster care than their white counterparts.
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