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Shai's mom I have to ask a question...
The question was asked about AA's adopting/fostering outside the race. My stance is that black children are in crisis when it comes to fostering/adoptions in this country. Are you suggesting that we as in AA's ignore their plight (they are last on the list of desirability in adoptions) and focus on being colorblind? In my mind if we are truly colorblind we will take the first child available and for AA's that will most likely be an AA child if that is the racial makeup of children available for adoption in your area.
There is a difference in being open to whatever child comes your way and specifically seeking to adopt outside the race when you are AA. When you are AA most likely you are stepping over and turning down AA kids before that other race of child shows up. In order for AA families to achieve rainbow status they will have to close their eyes to immediate need. My DD arrived in my home in 3 months which is the time it took to finish my paperwork...I finished my paperwork and she was waiting. Before we finished our foster parent training our first foster child was already indentified and he transitioned into our home the same month we finished training. How long do you think an AA family would have to wait to get a child of another race when CC families have extremely long wait times?
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