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Melissa Guida-Richards
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·Feb 2, 2021

Rebecca Carroll Has a Lot to Say About Race in America

The author of ‘Surviving the White Gaze’ takes on boundaries, artistic evolution, and more in her new book — For many years, Rebecca Carroll riveted us with her work as a cultural critic at WNYC and host of the podcast Come Through, which covers a series of conversations about race in America. Her essays, profiles, and cultural takes have appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic, The Guardian…

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Rebecca Carroll Has a Lot to Say About Race in America
Rebecca Carroll Has a Lot to Say About Race in America
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·Aug 28, 2020

Abby Johnson’s Video Shows the Problem With White Parents Adopting Children of Color

Adopting a child of color does not make adoptive parents automatically anti-racist — Abby Johnson, a Republican National Convention speaker and prominent anti-abortion activist, is a White adoptive mother who recently posted a problematic video about her biracial son. …

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Abby Johnson’s Video Shows the Problem With White Parents Adopting Children of Color
Abby Johnson’s Video Shows the Problem With White Parents Adopting Children of Color
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·Mar 18, 2020

‘Gentefied’ Is for All the Latinx Kids Who Never Fit In

I’m a Brown woman adopted by a White family — and the new Netflix show helped me realize I am Latina enough — When I first heard about the Netflix show Gentefied, a bilingual comedy produced by America Ferrera of Ugly Betty fame, I clicked that Add button so fast I almost dropped my phone. Created by two Latinx writers, Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chávez, Gentefied focuses on three cousins who come…

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‘Gentefied’ Is for All the Latinx Kids Who Never Fit In
‘Gentefied’ Is for All the Latinx Kids Who Never Fit In
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·Oct 11, 2019

How Immersion Into My Own Food Culture Changed Me as an Adoptee

I grew up surrounded by the cuisine of my adoptive family — When I found out I was adopted from Colombia at 19 years old, Italian food was one of the first things I abandoned. I had grown up my entire life surrounded by the smells, tastes, and even restaurants full of Italian food because my adoptive family was from Italy. …

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How Immersion Into My Own Food Culture Changed Me as an Adoptee
How Immersion Into My Own Food Culture Changed Me as an Adoptee
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Melissa Guida-Richards

Melissa Guida-Richards

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Author, TRA adoptee, & podcaster. | WHAT WHITE PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION, available for preorder! | http://www.adopteethoughts.com/my-book/

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