Dear LIE Readers,
You may have noticed that links have been few and far between as of late. That’s because my hard drive died, and took with it my entire collection of bookmarks. It was a good collection that I’d built up over a bunch of years and, well, I’m a bit lost without it. So, in addition to discussing the links below, I would love it if you could share your favorites. Where do you think the best writing about race, race & parenting, race & adoption, transracial parenting, etc. is happening? I would be so grateful.
[Links after the jump]
New anti-abortion campaigns emerge in two more cities [Racialicious]
After being seen in Chicago, and Los Angeles, the anti-abortion push targeting women of color has spread to Atlanta and Oakland.
The latest campaign, headed by The Radiance Foundation has “no political reason at all,” according to chief creative officer Ryan Bomberger. However, the new billboards – which say “The 13th Amendment freed us. Abortion enslaves us” – was timed to coincide with Juneteenth, which celebrates the emancipation of U.S. slaves.
Some of Va.’s ‘Brown v. Board’ college grants go to whites [The Washington Post h/t Racialicious]
Half a century after many Virginia public schools shut their doors rather than accept black students, the state is offering college scholarships to compensate those whose education suffered in the era of “massive resistance” to desegregation. Among the recipients: white students.
http://bglhonline.com/
http://www.curlynikki.com/
Hair sites but they often discuss children.
I find transracial adoptee Kevin Hofmann’s site to be helpful and insightful as an adoptive parent.
http://www.kevinhofmann.com
http://www.butterstreet.com
http://seetheorun.com/
http://mamacandtheboys.com/
http://theeyesofmyeyesareopened.blogspot.com/
http://www.american-family.org/
and these favorites! All super smart adoption sites
My Favorites on Anti-Racist parenting
http://coloringbetween.blogspot.com/
http://mybrownbaby.com/
http://www.myamericanmeltingpot.blogspot.com/
http://abagond.wordpress.com/
http://www.literarymama.com/
http://www.losangelista.com
resistracism.wordpress.com
http://www.whataboutourdaughters.com
http://www.notracistbut.com
A young Gay friend with some very brave words:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjUKpr1HZeY
The Transracial Adoption Paradox
History, Research, and Counseling Implications of Cultural Socialization:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2366972/
Richard P. Barth can be googled as he is the go-to source for trans-racial adoption and many other important studies on children, adoption, GLBTG parenting etc. Nearly evrey important and unbiased study of transracial adoption in the past two decades he has been a part of. He is very approachable as well:
http://www.ssw.umaryland.edu/faculty_and_research/bios/barth/index.htm
National Black Social Workers, Preserving Families of African Ancestry
http://www.nabsw.org/mserver/Home.aspx
Anickelsworthofcommonsense.blogspot.com is a valuable read as this family is not new to being a multi-racial, multicultural transracial family with teenagers, tweens and toddlers, biological, foster and adoptee siblings. The ways that race and racism has impacted their family is discussed honestly and intimately. A good read for parents new to being antiracist allies and transracial adoptive families as well as those who are seasoned with children nearing adulthood.
Great new blog on transracial adoptive parenting from a “heather has two mommies-mostly Jewish..” (taken from her heading) point of view: http://foreignerinbuckeyenation.blogspot.com/
and she happens to be one of my dearest friends, so yes I am BIASED about suggesting her here too.
I just wanted to recommend Xmarks for bookmarks. It stores them all so that you can sync and access your bookmarks anywhere. It totally saved my behind when my own computer crashed a while back. Sorry you lost yours, but hope this helps for the future!