Nefertiti Austin, an author and memoirist, writes about the erasure of diverse voices in motherhood. Her work around this topic has been short-listed for literary awards and has appeared in various media outlets, including the Huffington Post, PBS Parents, Mutha and Adoptive Families magazines, and Essence.com.
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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 whe... SEE MORE