Nefertiti Austin is a college instructor in U.S. History and a certified PS-MAPP trainer who co-leads classes for adoptive and foster parents. She blogs about adoption at mommiejonesing.com, and is currently working on a memoir about adopting as a single woman of color. Austin lives with her son in Los Angeles.

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Black women adopt, perhaps not as visibly as white parents

“Yes, Black Women Do Adopt”

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“Yes, Black Women Do Adopt”

- June 26, 2014 - , ,

Talking with Black women about adoption became a routine part of motherhood for me, alongside diapers, homework, and the warmth I feel every time I look at my son.

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