Walk Toward Your Subconscious Biases
I was on a plane and I heard the voice of a woman pilot coming over the P.A. system, and I was just so excited, so thrilled. I was like,…
“You’re good looking for a black person.” What Kind of Compliment is That?
Damian has heard this kind of comment most of his life.“When I was a little kid, I thought it was a real compliment,” the 23-year-old says. “Now I recognize how…
Adopted Brother Reveals Racist Reflexes
In his very funny and smart comedy routine, “Stop Your Racist Reflexes” Comedian Alex Velluto draws laughs when he talks about his adopted brother and the automatic reflexes which reveal…
We Need Flexible Families Ready to Adopt!!
Do you want to adopt? Be flexible. Sometimes we get situations that we don’t have an adoptive family for For example: A newborn and an 18-month-old sibling Six-month-old twin girls.…
Transracial Brother and Sister Teach Kindness
My black son and my white daughter were guides at the same tourist facility. They were also exercise partners in some sort of grueling routine that produced amazing calf muscles—in…
Birth Mother Questions and Answers From a Birthmother Panel
If you're an adoptive parent anxiously waiting to adopt, you've probably read through thousands of articles about adoption and what it will be like. Even so, it is still common…