Diary Of  A Black Woman In A White World

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My White Colleague Adopted A Black Baby But Refused For Me, A Black Woman, To See Him

My White Colleague Adopted A Black Baby But Refused For Me, A Black Woman, To See Him

She said that because I was Black, I’d traumatize the baby

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Zuri Stevens
Oct 10, 2023
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A while back, a single white female colleague of mine decided to adopt a baby from Africa. She had worked on the continent for many years and had come to a time in her life when she realized she was not going to meet “Mr. Right”. She decided to build her own family and I admired and respected her for that.

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