Published Tuesday May 27, 2008
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Several leading child welfare groups Tuesday urged an overhaul of federal laws dealing with transracial adoption, arguing that black children in foster care are ill-served by a “colorblind” approach meant to encourage their adoption by white families.
Recommendations for major changes [...]
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Major changes urged in transracial adoption
Biracial parenting is what Needhams say they were meant to do
BY ERIN GRACE
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
Published Sunday May 18, 2008
The TV set flashed a picture of a baby boy who needed a home. The childless couple, filled with longing, jumped.
They would take him! Right now!
But one of the first lessons Annette and Chad Needham learned in their seven-year journey through foster care and adoption is: Parenthood [...]
