Police stopped a Black couple in Tennessee – and took their children

Bianca Clayborne and Deonte Williams' case fits pattern of child welfare services fueling disparities in who gets to remain a family

Nearly a month ago, Bianca Clayborne, Deonte Williams, and their five children were on their way from Georgia to Chicago for Clayborne's uncle's funeral when a highway patrol officer stopped them in Manchester, Tennessee.

That moment - about 60 miles outside Nashville - has since upended their lives as Clayborne and Williams try to regain custody of their children after they say state authorities kidnapped" them on account of a minuscule amount of marijuana in the car, the Tennessee Lookout first reported.