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The Black Adoption Podcast

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  • Friends Dr. Samantha Coleman and Sandria Washington both discovered as adults they were adopted. Each quickly learned that Black adoption is common, but taboo to speak about in private or publicly. Black to the Beginning: The Black Adoption Podcast amplifies the adoption conversation by placing the stories of #BlackAndAdopted adults and #TheBlackFamily at the center. In order to change the narrative, you gotta CHANGE THE NARRATOR. With each conversation, more healing happens for generations of Black families and #ForTheCulture! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/black-to-the-beginning/support
    Black to the Beginning with Dr. Samantha Coleman & Sandria Washington
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  • S4E52: Mum's the Word! x Lorna Little, MSW

    S4E52: Mum's the Word! x Lorna Little, MSW
    Feb 17 2024
    "How could my life until that point not be the authentic life that I thought I was living?" - Lorna Little, Black, late discovery adoptee With an impressive academic and professional background in social services, Lorna Little, MSW is intimately connected to the challenges and needs of families, particularly youth parents, youth in foster care and individuals impacted by adoption. Since 2018, she has served as the President and CEO of St. Anne's Family Services. In 1997, the professional turned unexpectedly - an unimaginably - personal. "It's out now." With those three simple words, Lorna learned from her mother that she was adopted. But only by one parent. "Your dad is your dad biologically. But I'm not your biological mother." A living family secret swaddled in the shame of infidelity, infertility, interracial romance and stigma took Lorna on an international search for the truth of her origins that spanned years. Lorna's search is filled with so many twists, turns and moments of synchronicity that her reunion can only be called Divine. Her memoir, Mum's the Word! (we love a good double entendre!) is not only a journey through family secrets and relationships; it's a map of sorts for other late discovery adoptees navigating their own healing journeys through what Lorna describes as the complex "blessing" of adoption. This episode is like a movie, y'all, get comfortable and get into it! As always, LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE & SHARE! SHOW NOTES CONNECT WITH US! Black to the Beginning on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Black to the Beginning on ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Black to the Beginning on ⁠⁠⁠Youtube         ⁠⁠⁠Black to the Beginning Website RECOMMENDED ADOPTION RESOURCES LISTEN: Voices of the Black Adoption Experience and African American adoption on ⁠⁠⁠The Black Adoption Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ REQUIRED READING: ⁠⁠⁠Black to the Beginning Reads Bookshop⁠⁠⁠  - A carefully curated list of #BTTBreadsFEATURED #BTTBreads: ⁠⁠Mum's the Word! A Memoir⁠⁠ by Lorna LittleAS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE: ⁠"Secrets & Lies" (Film) SUPPORT THE BLACK ADOPTION PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠SUPPORTER⁠⁠⁠: Make a monthly contribution of $0.99, $4.99, or $9.99PAYPAL/ZELLE: info@blacktothebeginning.com⁠⁠⁠SHOP Black to the Beginning⁠⁠           ⁠ SHARE YOUR BLACK ADOPTION STORY ⁠⁠⁠Podcast Guest Questionnaire⁠⁠⁠ #ADOPTION #FOSTERCARE #LDA #NPE --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/black-to-the-beginning/support
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    1 h y 26 m
  • S4E51: "If you reveal, you heal" x Ryan Hil

    S4E51: "If you reveal, you heal" x Ryan Hil
    Feb 2 2024

    “I just want to get into some ‘good trouble’.”   - Ryan Hill, Black, same-race adoptee

    For as long as Ryan could remember, he always knew that he was adopted. His mother was a social worker who also  worked at The Cradle, an Illinois adoption agency, for 10 years.  She would often hold him close and softly speak the words, “we want you,” into his ear.  Ryan felt special and internalized that he was “chosen.”  

    While his mother was very intentional about demonstrating her love and support through open conversation, she opted to not have other family members to speak about adoption at all.  This left Ryan feeling “othered,” and unprepared with how to navigate being Black, male, and adopted in the all-white neighborhood in which he grew up.  The compounding of these identities brought about shame, feelings of abandonment and rejection, and ultimately depression.  

    At the age of 13, Ryan’s overwhelming emotions had him believing that life was no longer worth living.  And while he didn’t make any attempts on his life at that time, the thoughts of suicide ebbed and flowed, even into adulthood.  Fortunately, he found the creative outlet of DJ’ing to assist him through challenging times.

    Eventually, Ryan embarks on a search and reunion process to learn more about his origin story.  What he uncovers is enough to re-traumatize him!  Instead, he places himself at choice to fortify relationships with his adoptive family, accept the complexities of his biological family, and vows to unapologetically speak the truth in his advocacy for adoptees' voices to be heard so that they don’t become statistics.


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    RECOMMENDED ADOPTION RESOURCES

    • LISTEN: Voices of the Black Adoption Experience and African American adoptees on ⁠⁠⁠The Black Adoption Podcast⁠⁠⁠

    • SUPPORT: ⁠⁠Black Adoptee Support Group⁠ & ⁠Adopted Black Girl Podcast⁠⁠

    • REQUIRED READING: ⁠⁠⁠Black to the Beginning Reads Bookshop⁠⁠⁠  - A carefully curated list of #BTTBreads

    • FEATURED #BTTBreads:The Primal Wound by Nancy Verrier

    • AS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE: Jane Elliot, American Diversity Educator

    SUPPORT THE BLACK ADOPTION PODCAST

    • ⁠⁠⁠SUPPORTER⁠⁠⁠: Make a monthly contribution of $0.99, $4.99, or $9.99

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    • ⁠⁠⁠SHOP Black to the Beginning⁠⁠           ⁠

    SHARE YOUR BLACK ADOPTION STORY

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    #ADOPTION #SUICIDE PREVENTION #MENTALHEALTH

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    1 h y 29 m
  • S4E50: "Never Call My Mom Auntie!" x Aretha Frazier

    S4E50: "Never Call My Mom Auntie!" x Aretha Frazier
    Jun 16 2023
    "I don't romanticize my suffering and my trauma and I don't allow other people to do it either." - Aretha Frazier, Black, kinship adoptee Aretha Frazier's younger sister is her biological niece and Aretha's mom is her biological aunt. Aretha was introduced to the complexities of family relationships early in life, being born to parents who struggled with crack addictions in Detroit in the 1990s. She still vividly remembers the fear of seeing the two police officers who came to remove her and her two younger siblings from their home and from her biological mother's care. Their favorite aunt came to pick them up, and with a new home came a new name and a new relationship. Favorite auntie quickly became a mother whom she learned to fear. Aretha experienced unchecked physical abuse until the age of 12, but emotional and mental abuse by her mother continued. Her strict and controlling ways often went ignored by other family members who never let Aretha forget that she should be grateful for the good life, education and opportunities her mother provided. Aretha turned out better than fine; she became a successful lawyer. Wasn't life so much better than what it would have been if she'd stayed with her biological mother? People tend to believe that intrafamilial adoption, or kinship adoption, is inherently all good and that is far from the truth. Aretha's story parallels many of the challenges experienced by those who are adopted by non-biological kin. For so many years Aretha walked on eggshells, tip-toeing around her adoption to avoid the landmines of her mom's emotions. Today, she's using her voice and her story to help people interrogate their assumptions about kinship adoption. She proudly identifies as #BlackAndAdopted and we love to see it! Clap it up for EPISODE 50, y'all!! Wow. This milestone was reached in partnership with YOU. Thank you for every listen, every share, every DM, every storyteller and every piece of support and encouragement. Cheers to changing the narrative one episode at a time! As always, LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE & SHARE! SHOW NOTES CONNECT WITH US! Black to the Beginning on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Black to the Beginning on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Black to the Beginning on ⁠⁠Youtube         ⁠⁠ RECOMMENDED ADOPTION RESOURCES LISTEN: Voices of the Black Adoption Experience and African American adoptees on ⁠⁠The Black Adoption Podcast⁠⁠SUPPORT: ⁠Black Adoptee Support Group & Adopted Black Girl Podcast⁠REQUIRED READING: ⁠⁠Black to the Beginning Reads Bookshop⁠⁠  - A carefully curated list of #BTTBreadsFEATURED #BTTBreads: ⁠Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World⁠ by Dorothy RobertsAS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE: "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy SUPPORT THE BLACK ADOPTION PODCAST ⁠⁠SUPPORTER⁠⁠: Make a monthly contribution of $0.99, $4.99, or $9.99PAYPAL/ZELLE: info@blacktothebeginning.com⁠⁠SHOP Black to the Beginning⁠           ⁠ SHARE YOUR BLACK ADOPTION STORY ⁠⁠Podcast Guest Questionnaire⁠⁠ #ADOPTION #FOSTERCARE #KINSHIP --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/black-to-the-beginning/support
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    1 h y 48 m
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