Juvenile
Jul. 9, 2002
A Child-Suicide in Foster Care
LOS ANGELES - The garden at the house on Stockwell Street overflows with collard greens, lacy baby tears and pink flowers; inside the five-bedroom home, the family room's walls are covered with photographs of two generations of African-American foster children cared for by Mercenia Tucker, a retired aerospace worker who, at 78, uses a cane but paints her toenails emerald green.
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