Book Review: In Their Voices: Black Americans on Transracial Adoption
Title: In Their Voices: Black Americans on Transracial Adoption by Rhonda M Roorda Publisher: Columbia University Press Format: Paperback Pages: 352 pages Genre: Adoption, race Synopsis: While 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 co...