“Mom, Why Is Everyone Here White?” What My Son Knows About Race That I Never Did
Even Rebecca Carroll's 8-year-old son knows there's something wrong when they visit her virtually all-white hometown.
Couple Arrested For Abandoning Adopted Son: What Would You Do If Your Child Pulled a Knife On You?
An Ohio couple faces six months in prison and a $1,000 fine for leaving their adopted son with child welfare officials.
My #KinseyUntold Story: A Black Couple Adopts A Baby, Building Their Family and Defying the Odds
I hear often whenever the subject of adoption comes up that white people adopt Black children because African American couples will not, and sure, there...
The Best Newborn Photo Ever: A 13-Year-Old Adoptee Gets the Baby Pictures He Never Had
Baby pictures are hard to come by for adoptees, especially if they’ve spent years in the foster care system. Maybe the birth parents didn’t have...
Adoption and ‘The Blood’: Embracing the True Meaning Of Love, Family and the Ties That Bind
I am adopted. It is not something that I choose to focus on or talk about much. Because for most of my life, it has...
{Ask the Adoptive Mom} 8 Ways To Afford Adopting A Child
November is National Adoption Month and to advocate for and celebrate a family for every child, MyBrownBaby contributor Rachel Garlinghouse, adoptive mom of two brown babies,...
{Ask the Adoptive Mom} Five Practical Ways Parents Can Prepare For Transracial Adoption
November is National Adoption Month and to advocate for and celebrate a family for every child, MyBrownBaby contributor Rachel Garlinghouse, adoptive mom of two brown...
Not All Sugar Is Sweet: 10 Great Tips For Staving Off Diabetes In Black Kids
By Rachel Garlinghouse I was diagnosed with Type I diabetes at age 24, and I often say that on that day, my whole family got...
Why White People Adopt Black Children
By RACHEL GARLINGHOUSE African Americans have every reason to be suspicious of white people adopting black babies. From slavery to unethical medical experimentation to Jim...
A White Mom Wonders Whether Her Brown Babies Will Be Black Enough
By RACHEL GARLINGHOUSE A few months ago, I found myself in a state of panic. I am the proud mother of two baby girls, both...
