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Dear readers, below you will find the words of one I call “the second generation of adoptees.” These words are poignant as they may be echo...

Our family ditched the dull, dreary weather of Wisconsin for the sunny smiles and pleasant primos of Puerto Rico. A much needed break and co...

This morning in the rush of getting ready for school, my girl mentions something as she packs her lunch. “There have been a few racist jok...

Our circle trip began late this July. We were on a mission, two families in ten days … my family in Tennessee, and my husband’s in Canada. ...

My parenting could be described as a “fly by the seat of my pants” philosophy. Before I became a parent, I read parenting books and made not...

Today, I was struck by NPR’s Michele Norris’ newest   Race Card Project subject,   Elysha O’Brien, a Mexican-American married to an Italian...

The conversation in our family car went like this: My son, “Are there any racial slurs for white people?” My husband, “Yes, ‘Whitey’ and...