I had my first two kids when I was married, but I always wanted a third child. I decided to adopt when they were headed to college and I was 47. I was surprised by the way people reacted to my ...

Before bringing home daughter Autumn as a newborn in October 2014, adoptive mom Jessica had no clue about black hair care. She’s not alone: The rise of transracial parenting, meaning a child of one ...

This article is a collaboration between The New Yorker and ProPublica. Alicia Johansen spent her childhood moving with her drug-addicted mom from one place to the next, trying to brace herself for the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In 2017, David Leavitt drove to the Northern Cheyenne reservation in Montana to adopt ...