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...
On Interracial Relationships & That Cheerios Commercial: the Color Of Love Is Complex
Many families I associate with are still reeling from the fountain of negative responses from that innocuous Cheerios commercial. Many of them continue to be “shocked” that...
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...
