LEADER 05067nam 2200625 450 001 9910797876103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-231-54048-5 024 7 $a10.7312/roor17220 035 $a(CKB)3710000000497073 035 $a(EBL)4414132 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001376172 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5275879 035 $a(DE-B1597)458483 035 $a(OCoLC)923334706 035 $a(OCoLC)979575196 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231540483 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4414132 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5275879 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11529442 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4414132 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11221150 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL838509 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000497073 100 $a20180404h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aIn their voices $eBlack Americans on transracial adoption /$fRhonda M. Roorda 210 1$aNew York :$cColumbia University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (349 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-17220-6 311 $a0-231-17221-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tForeword -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction: Moving Beyond the Controversy of the Transracial Adoption of Black and Biracial Children -- $tPART I. Jim Crow Era (1877-1954) -- $tEvelyn Rhodes, great grandmother and matriarch -- $tW. Wilson Goode Sr., first black mayor of Philadelphia (1984-92) -- $tCyril C. Pinder, mentor and former National Football League player -- $tPART II. Civil Rights Era (1955-72) -- $tArthur E. McFarlane II, great grandson of W. E. B. Du Bois and advocate for the preservation of cultural heritage -- $tLora Kay (pseudonym), principal of a charter school in Washington, D.C. -- $tChester Jackson, professional adoption worker and adoptive father -- $tHenry Allen, professor of sociology -- $tPART III. Post-Civil Rights Era (1973-Present) -- $tVershawn A. Young, author and scholar -- $tMichelle M. Hughes, adoption attorney and adoptive mother -- $tMahisha Dellinger, CEO and founder of Curls -- $tDeneta Howland Sells, physician and civil rights advocate -- $tTabitha, child welfare bureau chief -- $tBryan Post, CEO of the Post Institute for Family-Centered Therapy and adoptee -- $tShilease Hofmann, spouse of a transracial adoptee -- $tChelsey Hines, foster care alumna and transracial adoptee -- $tDemetrius Walker, entrepreneur and cofounder of the dNIBE Apparel -- $tConclusion -- $tAfterword -- $tAppendix: Multicultural Adoption Plan -- $tNotes -- $tReferences 330 $aWhile many proponents of transracial adoption claim that American society is increasingly becoming "color-blind," a growing body of research reveals that for transracial adoptees of all backgrounds, racial identity does matter. Rhonda M. Roorda elaborates significantly on that finding, specifically studying the effects of the adoption of black and biracial children by white parents. She incorporates diverse perspectives on transracial adoption by concerned black Americans of various ages, including those who lived through Jim Crow and the Civil Rights era. All her interviewees have been involved either personally or professionally in the lives of transracial adoptees, and they offer strategies for navigating systemic racial inequalities while affirming the importance of black communities in the lives of transracial adoptive families.In Their Voices is for parents, child-welfare providers, social workers, psychologists, educators, therapists, and adoptees from all backgrounds who seek clarity about this phenomenon. The author examines how social attitudes and federal policies concerning transracial adoption have changed over the last several decades. She also includes suggestions on how to revise transracial adoption policy to better reflect the needs of transracial adoptive families. Perhaps most important, In Their Voices is packed with advice for parents who are invested in nurturing a positive self-image in their adopted children of color and the crucial perspectives those parents should consider when raising their children. It offers adoptees of color encouragement in overcoming discrimination and explains why a "race-neutral" environment, maintained by so many white parents, is not ideal for adoptees or their families. 606 $aInterracial adoption$zUnited States 606 $aAdoptees$xFamily relationships$zUnited States 606 $aAfrican Americans$xRace identity 615 0$aInterracial adoption 615 0$aAdoptees$xFamily relationships 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xRace identity. 676 $a362.73408900973 700 $aRoorda$b Rhonda M.$f1969-$01495873 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797876103321 996 $aIn their voices$93720238 997 $aUNINA