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The Resource Motherhood so white : a memoir of race, gender, and parenting in America, Nefertiti Austin, (electronic resource)

Motherhood so white : a memoir of race, gender, and parenting in America, Nefertiti Austin, (electronic resource)

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Summary
In America, Mother = White That's what Nefertiti, a single African American woman, discovered when she decided she wanted to adopt a Black baby boy out of the foster care system. Eager to finally join the motherhood ranks, Nefertiti was shocked when people started asking her why she wanted to adopt a "crack baby" or said that she would never be able to raise a Black son on her own. She realized that American society saw motherhood through a 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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (299 pages)
Contents
  • My adoption so black
  • Mommie dearest, Daddy's dead
  • Decision made
  • Mommy lessons
  • Other people's fears
  • Graduating into motherhood
  • His name is what?
  • Motherhood so white
  • In limbo
  • Looking for diverse parenting literature in all the right places (and finding almost none)
  • Turning one and other milestones
  • The Obama season
  • The wait is over: rituals and rites of passage
  • Everybody has an opinion
  • Got my sea legs
  • Building my village
  • Heroes
  • August gets his wish
  • Boy child in the promised land
  • Bad mama jamas
  • Epilogue
  • Stories of parenting so black
Isbn
9781492679035
Link
http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteId=372&titleId=4687870
Instance
Label
Motherhood so white : a memoir of race, gender, and parenting in America
Title
Motherhood so white
Title remainder
a memoir of race, gender, and parenting in America
Statement of responsibility
Nefertiti Austin
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
In America, Mother = White That's what Nefertiti, a single African American woman, discovered when she decided she wanted to adopt a Black baby boy out of the foster care system. Eager to finally join the motherhood ranks, Nefertiti was shocked when people started asking her why she wanted to adopt a "crack baby" or said that she would never be able to raise a Black son on her own. She realized that American society saw motherhood through a 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
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EBLCP
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Austin, Nefertiti
Dewey number
305.48/89
Index
no index present
LC call number
HV874.82.A94
LC item number
A3 2019eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
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  • Austin, Nefertiti
  • African American mothers
  • Adoptive parents
  • African American families
  • African American women
  • Mother and child
  • Parenting
  • Single mothers
  • Adoption
  • Motherhood
  • Racism
  • FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
Label
Motherhood so white : a memoir of race, gender, and parenting in America, Nefertiti Austin, (electronic resource)
Link
http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteId=372&titleId=4687870
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Publication
Copyright
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unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
My adoption so black -- Mommie dearest, Daddy's dead -- Decision made -- Mommy lessons -- Other people's fears -- Graduating into motherhood -- His name is what? -- Motherhood so white -- In limbo -- Looking for diverse parenting literature in all the right places (and finding almost none) -- Turning one and other milestones -- The Obama season -- The wait is over: rituals and rites of passage -- Everybody has an opinion -- Got my sea legs -- Building my village -- Heroes -- August gets his wish -- Boy child in the promised land -- Bad mama jamas -- Epilogue -- Stories of parenting so black
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (299 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781492679035
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
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1e7aece0-dd65-4f34-8957-11b5a6f4678f
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1114967567
Label
Motherhood so white : a memoir of race, gender, and parenting in America, Nefertiti Austin, (electronic resource)
Link
http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteId=372&titleId=4687870
Publication
Copyright
Antecedent source
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
My adoption so black -- Mommie dearest, Daddy's dead -- Decision made -- Mommy lessons -- Other people's fears -- Graduating into motherhood -- His name is what? -- Motherhood so white -- In limbo -- Looking for diverse parenting literature in all the right places (and finding almost none) -- Turning one and other milestones -- The Obama season -- The wait is over: rituals and rites of passage -- Everybody has an opinion -- Got my sea legs -- Building my village -- Heroes -- August gets his wish -- Boy child in the promised land -- Bad mama jamas -- Epilogue -- Stories of parenting so black
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (299 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781492679035
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
1e7aece0-dd65-4f34-8957-11b5a6f4678f
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1114967567

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