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The story every parent in America needs to readThe path to creating a family is almost never easy or straightforward. As a single African American woman, Nefertiti Austin knew her journey would be more challenging than most. Eager to finally join the motherhood ranks, Nefertiti felt discouraged by the roadblocks that seemed nearly insurmountable as she fought to adopt her son from the foster care system. Along the way, Nefertiti realized that American society saw motherhood through a primarily white lens, and that there would be no easy understanding or acceptance of the kind of family she hoped to build. Motherhood So White is the story of Nefertiti's fight to create the family she always knew she was meant to have and the story of motherhood that all American families need now. 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 motherhood, and confronts the reality of raising children of color in racially charged, modern-day America.Honest, vulnerable, and uplifting, Motherhood So White reveals what Nefertiti knew all along -- that the only requirement for a successful family is one raised with love.
About the Author
Author and memoirist, Nefertiti Austin writes about the erasure of diverse voices in motherhood. Her work around this topic has been short-listed for literary awards and appeared in the " "Washington Post", "Rebel Girls Boundless", Huffington Post", MUTHA, "The Establishment", matermea.com, Essence.com, "Adoptive Families" magazine, PBS SoCal's "To Foster Change" and PBS Parents. She was the subject of an article on race and adoption in "The Atlantic" and appeared on "HuffPost Live" and "One Bad Mother", where she shared her journey to adoption as a single Black woman. Nefertiti's expertise stems from firsthand experience and degrees in U.S. History and African-American Studies. Nefertiti is a former Certified PS-MAPP Trainer, where she co-led classes for participants wanting to attain a license to foster and/or adopt children from foster care system. An alumna of Breadloaf Writers' Conference and VONA, her first two novels, Eternity and Abandon, helped usher in the Black Romance genre in the mid-1990s.Follow me on Twitter: @nefertitiaustinFollow me on Instagram: @iamnefertitiaustinFollow me on Facebook: @NefertitiNAustin
