Reflections on Angela Tucker’s Red Table Talk

November 3, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

I’ll begin by saying that it takes a lot of courage for adoptees to open up and talk about their adoptions. There will always be people who say that we should only be grateful. There will be people who say that we shared too much. Or that we didn’t share enough. On Oct. 21st, Angela […]

“For Black Girls Like Me” Offers a Much Needed Perspective

October 13, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

About a year ago, I interviewed Mariama Lockington, and we talked about a lot of things, including her upcoming YA novel, For Black Girls Like Me. I eagerly anticipated reading her book, and recently I finished it in one afternoon. There’s so much to love about this book, and there is so much that I […]

For Black Girls Like Me: A Conversation with Mariama Lockington

August 5, 2018.Reading time 17 minutes.

When I first stumbled upon Mariama Lockington’s personal essay, “What a Black Woman Wishes Her Adoptive White Parents Knew,” I felt an instant connection with her. I remember reading the essay, nodding at all the things that I could relate to as a transracial adoptee. “Yes,” I murmured under my breath, “This is so good.“ […]