Encore broadcast: Parenting is hard, regardless of one's background. But what happens when white Vermonters decide to adopt a Black child, without the lived experience of being Black in a majority white state? This hour, we talk with an adoption specialist about how the thinking behind being "color blind" has changed over the years. We'll hear from a white couple about the implicit and explicit biases they face raising Black children. We'll also hear from a white mother and Black daughter who are learning about Blackness and what it means to see and appreciate diversity.
Our guests are:
- Kate Van Wagner, options coordinator at Lund
- Jessica and Ben Edgerly Walsh, parents
- Tese and Maddy Ziminsky, mother and daughter
This show originally aired live on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at noon. It will be rebroadcast on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at noon, and again at 7 p.m.
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