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This Summer, Parents Stitched Together Child Care to Give Their Kids a ‘Space for Black Joy’

By Alexis Wray

September 19, 2025

Amid rising camp costs and limited options, parents built their own patchwork of child care plans with relatives, community programs and Black-led camps.