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Have You Noticed? Adoptees Are Leading the Way in Genetic Testing…But Where...
Every time I read my Facebook (FB) newsfeed lately, there is a new posting from an adoptee friend or colleague exclaiming fear or excitement (sometimes both) around new information they have just...
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Hank Aaron’s Daughter: Chapters 6-8
CLICK HERE TO READ CHAPTER ONE CLICK HERE TO READ CHAPTER TWO CLICK HERE TO READ CHAPTER THREE CLICK HERE TO READ CHAPTERS FOUR & FIVE CHAPTER SIX Everything started to end for Dad towards...
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On Stories That Become Policies That Become The Black Family Destroyed; An...
Dorothy Roberts is the author of Killing the Black Body (Vintage, 1997) and Shattered Bonds (Basic, 2002), both critically acclaimed explorations of Black motherhood and the racial politics of child...
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“I See Hope in Connections”— An Interview with Dorothy Roberts: Part II
Dorothy Roberts is the author of Killing the Black Body (Vintage, 1997) and Shattered Bonds (Basic, 2002), both critically acclaimed explorations of Black motherhood and the racial politics of child...
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Hank Aaron’s Daughter: Chapters 9-11
CLICK HERE TO READ CHAPTER ONE CLICK HERE TO READ CHAPTER TWO CLICK HERE TO READ CHAPTER THREE CLICK HERE TO READ CHAPTERS FOUR & FIVE CLICK HERE TO READ CHAPTERS SIX-EIGHT CHAPTER...
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She Was by Shannon Gibney
She was. She wasn’t. She will never be. She lay in the antiseptic, clear bassinet in the clear, antiseptic hospital room I was trying so hard to avoid. I have always hated hospitals – their overwrought...
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Losing Sianneh, Losing Patricia
Preliminary Remarks Whenever mother and child lose each other, it is a tragedy. Whether through adoption, death, or some other form of separation, the loss is both primary and secondary – it paralyzes...
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Dispatches from the Fifth Alliance for the Study of Adoption & Culture (ASAC)...
The biennial Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture (ASAC) conference is a staple for many in the adoption community, particularly adoption scholars in the humanities. It is an intimate, yet...
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An Interview With Jackie Kay
“I think it’s a huge advantage to be adopted . . . because you have the presence of ‘the Other,’ and you have to deal with that.” Afro-Scottish writer Jackie Kay has no shortage of stories exploring...
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Black German Adoptees Create Community, Lead New Research: An Interview with...
There are so many stories, so many people, and so many communities throughout the adoption community that have not yet had the opportunity to share their voices and experiences. This may have to do...
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