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Straddling Two Worlds: Transracial Adoption and the Authenticity of Blackness
“You are my worst fear realized,” a black woman—and complete stranger—said to me after I concluded my keynote speech. She continued, “I came to hear you speak, and you have confirmed my worst fears. You aren’t a true black person.” I am part of the first wave of transracial adoptees (I’m black, my parents are…
Angela Tucker is a respected thought leader, the subject of CLOSURE, a documentary about her search for her birthparents, and is the producer of The Adopted Life episodes (www.theadoptedlife.com).