Hundreds of thousands of Black children who lost a parent could be missing out on Social Security payments

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Many children the Social Security Administration es SSA o may be unfamiliar with the deceased parent's working history.

Others are placed hundreds of dollars oster care systems, where Black children are disproportionately overrepresented.

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