Some now-adult transracial adoptees are determined to share their stories too, to combat what they say is an overly rosy narrative about adoption.

On Sunday, Will, 36, posted what he thought was a harmless TikTok video of him brushing his infant daughter’s hair. In it, he calls on “Black TikTok” for advice on caring for the little girl. “We have ...

Critics of adoption have sometimes argued that children need to grow up in families who match their ethnicity, lest they develop a confused sense of identity. According to this viewpoint, ethnically ...

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Before bringing home daughter Autumn as a newborn in October 2014, adoptive mom Jessica had no clue about black hair care. She’s not alone: The rise of transracial parenting, meaning a child of one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cosette Eisenhauer-Epp co-founded Navigating Adoption, an online platform for adoptees. (Courtesy Cosette Eisenhauer-Epp) Cosette ...

Adoption has brought together thousands of beautiful families in the world, but it isn’t as magical as it appears to be. Parents considering adoption, especially transracial adoption, should be aware ...

Black hair is more than just hair. “We express ourselves through our hair,” stylist Tamekia Swint tells TODAY.com. “It is deeply entrenched in our culture and in our history. And it connects us to one ...