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Families We Lose

by Rin Reczek

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Code Switch, NPR · August 25, 2026

Unpacking estrangement: Who goes No Contact?

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A sociological exploration of family estrangement and the no-contact movement, examining who gets cut off, why rates differ across racial lines (including disparities between Black mothers and Black fathers), and how we might rethink what family means.

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