Tranracial Adoption

“Being of color in America is like being forced to wear ill-fitting shoes. Some people adjust to it. It is always uncomfortable on your feet, but it is the only shoe you’ve got. Some people can bear the uncomfort more than others. Some can block it from their minds, some cannot. When you see some acting docile and some militant, they have one thing in common: the shoe is uncomfortable.” -Studs Terkel It is …

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