transracial adoption

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...

– Sep 4, 2013

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...

– Jun 26, 2013

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...

– Oct 9, 2012

{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,...

– Nov 22, 2011

{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...

– Nov 7, 2011

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...

– Sep 19, 2011

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...

– Aug 22, 2011

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...

– Aug 1, 2011
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