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Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America by [Nefertiti Austin]

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Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America Kindle Edition

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The story every mother in America needs to read. As featured on NPR and the TODAY Show. All moms have to deal with choosing baby names, potty training, finding your village, and answering your kid's tough questions, but if you are raising a Black child, you have to deal with a lot more than that. Especially if you're a single Black mom... and adopting.

Nefertiti Austin shares her story of starting a family through adoption as a single Black woman. In this unflinching account of her parenting journey, Nefertiti examines the history of adoption in the African American community, faces off against stereotypes of single Black moms, and confronts the reality of what it looks like to raise children of color and answer their questions about racism in modern-day America.

Honest, vulnerable, and uplifting, Motherhood So White is a fantastic book for mothers who have read White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi, Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum, or other books about racism and want to see how these social issues play out in a very personal way for a single mom and her Black son.

This great book club read explores social and cultural bias, gives a new perspective on a familiar experience, and sparks meaningful conversations about what it looks like for Black families in white America today.

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308 pages
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English
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Publication date

September 20, 2019
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About the Author

Nefertiti Austin, an author and memoirist, writes about the erasure of diverse voices in motherhood. Her work around this topic has been short-listed for literary awards and has appeared in various media outlets, including the Huffington Post, PBS Parents, Mutha and Adoptive Families magazines, and Essence.com.

Allyson Johnson began her entertainment career in her hometown of Chicago as an Emmy Award-winning child news anchor. A graduate of Brown University, she is a working actress, singer, and audiobook narrator in the New York City metropolitan area. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

"Both informational and inspiring, and is a much-needed addition to the literature of motherhood." - BookRiot

"Motherhood So White is a testament to the power of love as a radical act and an urgent call to reclaim motherhood from institutionalized whiteness." - BookPage

"Austin challenges readers to question the ideal of motherhood as being synonymous with whiteness. Along the way, she tackles the inherent sexism, classism, and racism within the adoption system and the broader community...an essential addition to the literature about adoption, reflecting a viewpoint that is sorely lacking.

" - Kirkus, STARRED review

"A moving and necessary corrective to the primarily white narrative on adoption." - Booklist

"Eye-opening, trenchant book, which helps to bolster the scant literature for African American adoptive parents that Austin has pioneered by blogging for publications such as MUTHA magazine and the Huffington Post...Austin's experiences, both positive and negative, are recounted in this fast-paced, heartwarming memoir of motherhood and adoption told through an African American lens." - Library Journal-STARRED review

"In this timely, insightful memoir, novelist Austin examines adoption and child-rearing as a single black woman confronting gender and racial bias...juxtaposing tender mother-child moments with the dangers facing African-American boys, Austin captures both the love and fear of her parenting experience in this powerful, spirited narrative." - Publishers Weekly

"Motherhood So White blew me away. Nefertiti's honest account of her unique journey to parenthood serves as a sharp reminder that in our society, parenting is not a colorblind experience. This is an important book for anyone committed to creating a more equal playing field for all our children." - KJ Dell, Antonia, author of How to Be a Happier Parent

"Austin's frank voice and determined spirit speak truth to the media powers that present #MotherhoodSoWhite, while relaying her history and thoughtful parenting decisions... a needed and important contribution." - Meg Lemke, Editor-in-Chief of MUTHA --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product details

ASIN : B07QQ3L2YY
Publisher : Sourcebooks (September 20, 2019)
Publication date : September 20, 2019
Language : English
File size : 1443 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 308 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 1492679011
Lending : Not Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #79,661 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #21 in Adoption (Kindle Store)
- #53 in Adoption (Books)
- #63 in Motherhood (Kindle Store)

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valerie

Comforting & Validating For Black Mothers Enlightening For All

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2019

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A great memoir. Austin speaks on so much of what many black mothers and other races raising black sons experience and feel. She also sheds light on adoption through the foster system which is attached to a particular stereotype of black women and children. We of all races can all speak on diversity and promote it, but do we really understand what the issues are? Within our own communities and within the communities of others? I highly recommend Motherhood So White as a start

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Amanda Ghiloni

Beautiful Memoir

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2020

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Anyway you become a mother is beautiful and the experiences in life prior to becoming a mother are what make you and break you. Nefertiti did an amazing job sharing a hard story to show how beautiful life can be. While reading her story, my eyes were opened to privileges I have as a single white foster/adoptive mother. I learned about black culture and adoption from this book and how those stereotypes can be broken. I also enjoyed the interviews that Nefertiti put at the end of the story.

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Alita Anderson

Be Lead By Love

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2019

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This is a book about love. Love of family, love of self, love of life, and the gift that love offers in creating a home where love abounds. It reminds us that there are so many ways to build a family and encourages us to let love guide us as we make the choices that will shape our lives.

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Felecia

Loved it

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2020

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Well written. Myriad of perspectives to consider. Enlightning

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Hazyl Pope

Buy more than 1 copy! Excellent!

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2019

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EXCELLENT READ! Buy this book asap and buy another copy for your friends and family! Brilliantly written!

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Cierra

Loved it

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2021

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This book was SO informative and eye-opening. As a probable future black mother in America, I am so thankful this resource now exists for my future reference.

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Kindle Customerl

Loved It

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2020

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So nicely written! I really got into her journey. Also, was enlightened on the trials of being black in America. I can't believe how much prejudice still exists in this country!

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Casst

Well written

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2020

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Very insightful

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