Racism

An Interview With The Adeline Movement: The Group Of Kids Re-Building Burned Home Of Hate Crime Victim

“Evil can be fought against. An act of kindness is never wasted.”

Edited By Sophia San Filippo

A young adopted boy wearing a backwards ballcap and sunglasses

‘Do you think…you could find my birth mom’s name….do you?’: Adoptive father shares difficulties of parenting kids with trauma

“Racism. Adoption. Birth families. It can almost be too much…except as daddy, I can’t let it be.”

Edited By Sonia Beltz

‘They Hid My Colombian Culture.’: Woman Who Didn’t Know She Was Adopted Until 19 Is Now Advocating For Adoption Reform

“People believe it’s enough to just love your child, or to provide a home and basic necessities. But when you adopt a child of another culture, there are responsibilities those parents have to incorporate culture, help nurture a strong BIPOC identity, and prepare them to cope with racism.”

Edited By Anna Steingruber

An Asian American woman stands at a vigil and a woman and her partner in New York

‘I was holding my breath for an hour, waiting for my husband to call.’: Woman details aftershocks of Brooklyn subway shooting

“The night prior, I walked home by myself in the dark, and I actually felt relatively safe. But this was a disturbing image of everyone’s actual worst nightmare.”

Edited By Sonia Beltz

‘Why does watching the practices of a culture other than your own mean it’s inherently evil?’: Asian-American mom responds to ‘Turning Red’ backlash

“If this movie would have come out when I was younger, I would have been thrilled to watch a movie with a main character who looked like me and with a story that reflected my own personal experience.”

Edited By Devon Ledbetter

15-Year-Old Russian Figure Skater, Kamila Valieva, Cleared To Compete After Failed Drug Test

U.S. sprinter, Sha’Carri Richardson, wasn’t.

Edited By Elizabeth Grow

International adoptee shares photo from childhood versus how she looks now as an adult

‘My social worker called me ‘difficult to place’ due to my ethnic background. I felt powerless, hopeless.’: Adoptee shares self-worth journey

“I grew up believing I was not only difficult to place, but difficult to love—until I discovered I possessed the power to choose the words, thoughts, and beliefs that would accompany me through my day and, ultimately, my life.”

Edited By Devon Ledbetter

‘Don’t say anything. You don’t want to be taken from home, do you?’ We hid in our rooms, afraid of the people supposed to keep us safe.’: Child trauma survivor marries best friend, finds meaning of ‘real love’

“All I knew was I was scared of ‘love.’ I didn’t want it. In fact, I wanted to run from it like it was the plague. I wish I could go back and hold myself like I held my siblings. I wish I could tell little Jas that real love was coming. An angel on earth. The most adorable, bi-racial boy with the biggest dimples and largest afro I had ever seen.”

Edited By Sophia San Filippo