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When White Families Adopt Black Children
Season 3 · Episode 3

When White Families Adopt Black Children

Forty percent of US adoptions are transracial. This shows progress in our culture: no longer do couples only want to adopt children who look like them. But what are some of the challenges the children who grow up in these homes face? Melissa Luckey joi

Let's Talk: Conversations on Race

February 11, 202147m 45s

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Show Notes

Forty percent of US adoptions are transracial.  This shows progress in our culture: no longer do couples only want to adopt children who look like them.  But what are some of the challenges the children who grow up in these homes face?  Melissa Luckey joins us and tells her transracial adoption story.  What are some of the things she and her husband are doing to help their boys grow up with a health racial identity?