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Aug 30, 2020

A White Adoptee Responds to Abby Johnson’s Comments About Her Adopted Biracial Son

I belong to a group that I find difficult to explain to nonmembers. It is an amorphous group of individuals from around the world, most of whom have never met in person, but we know who we are and we recognize each other when we “meet” in cyberspace. I (and…

Racism

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A White Adoptee Responds to Abby Johnson’s Comments About Her Adopted Biracial Son
A White Adoptee Responds to Abby Johnson’s Comments About Her Adopted Biracial Son

Aug 2, 2020

My White (Adopted) Life

The impact of race on my life began before I was born. Conceived in the 1960s by unwed teenage parents, I was one of the millions of white babies placed for adoption during what is known as the Baby Scoop Era, a period in the United States between World War…

Adoption

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My White (Adopted) Life
My White (Adopted) Life

Jul 12, 2020

Whiteness

Why now, she asked. I was participating in a virtual workshop for white people interested in learning how to more effectively shift from “allies” to “accomplices.” The speaker was a black woman who was wondering aloud at the sudden influx of newly vocal white supporters of the #blacklivesmatter movement. Yes…

Race

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Whiteness
Whiteness
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