The transparency for which this blog has gained its momentum is not as easy a feat to uphold as some may think. It is dreadfully hard for me to decide what to share boldly, and what to let fester in the corners of my mind for fear that I’ll run you guys all away.
“First, a woman does not give away her baby. She is making a brave and courageous decision to give her child a life that she is unable to give.” Chala Barrington-Cruz of Adoption Consultants of Florida exposes the myths and stigmas attached to African American adoption.
2010 and your website looks like a scene from Jumping Jack Flash circa 198? Illinois this is a FAIL. How many children are without homes because you are behind?
The fantastically viral Sesame Street video, “I Love My Hair” has a special place in the hearts of African American moms and women all over the world it seems. I watched it when it debuted last week and smiled gently, but decided it was not necessarily an “Egg-worthy” posting. How wrong I was. The song, …
Dear Mrs. Vance, I doubt you know how much your openness about the journey to motherhood means…but I would like to let you know…
I have a hard time with the belief that African-Americans do not adopt , because I’ve lived the opposition. I firmly believe that unbeknownst to the mainstream, we are actually doing the majority of adopting. So why isn’t it headline news? Because it is completely unofficial.
