{"product_id":"motherhood-so-white-a-memoir-of-race-gender-and-parenting-in-america-9781464227264","title":"Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNefertiti 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonest, vulnerable, and uplifting, \u003cem\u003eMotherhood So White\u003c\/em\u003e is a fantastic book for mothers who have read \u003cem\u003eWhite Fragility\u003c\/em\u003e by Robin DiAngelo, \u003cem\u003eStamped from the Beginning\u003c\/em\u003e by Ibram X. Kendi, \u003cem\u003eWhy Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustin, Nefertiti:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAuthor 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 \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRebel Girls Boundless\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMUTHA\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Establishment\u003c\/em\u003e, matermea.com, Essence.com, \u003cem\u003eAdoptive Families\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, PBS SoCal's \u003cem\u003eTo Foster Change\u003c\/em\u003e and PBS Parents. She was the subject of an article on race and adoption in \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e 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. She is an alumna of Breadloaf Writers' Conference and VONA, and her first two novels, Eternity and Abandon, helped usher in the Black Romance genre in the mid-1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50564545380626,"sku":"9781464227264","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc26a05c-594b-4efe-9dd2-cb42f0fede67.jpg?v=1762334118","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/motherhood-so-white-a-memoir-of-race-gender-and-parenting-in-america-9781464227264","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}