Exploring Blackness and Adoption: Navigating Identity and Challenges

Exploring Blackness and Adoption: Navigating Identity and ChallengesEpisode Summary:In this episode, we discuss the unique and often challenging experience of being a Black adoptee. We explore the intersection of Blackness and adoption, the harmful impact of transracial adoption, how the adoption industry profits from Black children, and the ways in which Black adoptees navigate identity, culture, and trauma.This episode covers:(00:29) Introduction to Blackness and Adoption(03:50) The cost difference between Black and white children in the adoption industry(07:41) The transactional nature of adoption and dehumanization of Black children(12:41) The intentional erasure of Black identity in transracial adoptions(15:02) Experiences of internalized racism and coming into Black identity(20:20) How adoption perpetuates slavery-like dynamics and ownership of children(25:01) Reclaiming Blackness and identity as a Black adopteeCall To Action:Subscribe to Adoptees Crossing Lines wherever you listen to podcasts, follow us on social media, and subscribe to our Substack for more content and community:Website: adopteescrossinglines.comInstagram: @adopteescrossinglinesBlueSky: adopteecrossing.bsky.socialTikTok: @adopteescrossinglines_Substack: Adoptees Crossing Lines SubstackResources:Peer Support Space - A free global online peer support group for those who survived the system as kids. Register here.Work With Me:Email: [email protected] for brand partnerships and business inquiries.Editing by Samuel Oyedele:Special thanks to Samuel Oyedele for editing our podcast. Support his work on Instagram or email him at [email protected].