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In Their Voices
Black Americans on Transracial Adoption
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English
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2015
About this book
A growing body of research reveals that for transracial adoptees of all backgrounds, racial identity matters. Rhonda M. Roorda, specifically studying the effects of the adoption of black and biracial children by white parents, incorporates diverse perspectives on transracial adoption from people involved either personally or professionally in the lives of transracial adoptees. She also includes suggestions on how to revise transracial adoption policy to better reflect the needs of transracial adoptive families.
Forthright accounts of the diverse experiences of black men and women who have been involved in transracial adoption professionally or personally.
Author / Editor information
Rhonda M. Roorda, M.A., was adopted into a white family and raised with two nonadopted siblings. She is a national speaker on transracial adoption and a recipient of the Judge John P. Steketee Adoption Hero Award from the Adoptive Family Support Network (MI). With Rita J. Simon, she coauthored a landmark trilogy of books on transracial adoption (In Their Own Voices, In Their Parents' Voices, and In Their Siblings' Voices). She works as a fund administrator at an educational advocacy organization in Lansing, Michigan.
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This book should be required reading for all White Americans with plans to adopt Black children. It is an indispensable resource for navigating the often challenging and unpredictable terrain of childrearing across the color line.
A fascinating read.... definitely on the recommended reading list.
Roorda's newest text on transracial adoption comes at a timely and proitious moment.... Highly recommended.
A deft interviewer.
Kim Phagan-Hansel:
In Their Voices is a historical lesson in transracial adoption that adoptive parents shouldn't miss. It also provides a deep look at the policy and practices currently in place in the child welfare and domestic adoption system – these issues should also be deeply considered by the social workers, agencies, and others working in the adoption community.
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Contents
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Foreword
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Preface
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction: Moving Beyond the Controversy of the Transracial Adoption of Black and Biracial Children
1 - PART I. Jim Crow Era (1877–1954)
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Evelyn Rhodes, great grandmother and matriarch
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W. Wilson Goode Sr., first black mayor of Philadelphia (1984–92)
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Cyril C. Pinder, mentor and former National Football League player
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Arthur E. McFarlane II, great grandson of W. E. B. Du Bois and advocate for the preservation of cultural heritage
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Lora Kay (pseudonym), principal of a charter school in Washington, D.C.
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Chester Jackson, professional adoption worker and adoptive father
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Henry Allen, professor of sociology
124 - PART III. Post–Civil Rights Era (1973–Present)
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Vershawn A. Young, author and scholar
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Michelle M. Hughes, adoption attorney and adoptive mother
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Mahisha Dellinger, CEO and founder of Curls
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Deneta Howland Sells, physician and civil rights advocate
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Tabitha, child welfare bureau chief
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Bryan Post, CEO of the Post Institute for Family-Centered Therapy and adoptee
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Shilease Hofmann, spouse of a transracial adoptee
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Chelsey Hines, foster care alumna and transracial adoptee
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Demetrius Walker, entrepreneur and cofounder of the dNIBE Apparel
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Conclusion
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Afterword
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Appendix: Multicultural Adoption Plan
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Notes
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References
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November 3, 2015
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9780231540483
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