Joe started playing toddler soccer at the local indoor arena with Li'l Kickers. He's now a "bunny" in the 18-24 month class. This Saturday will be his fourth class. Go Joe! His friend, Zack, joined too. Neighbor Sadie also joined this past weekend. Maybe Maggie will join soon since her dad is way into soccer (hint hint). Overall, Joe enjoys it (when he's not sick, teething, or suffering from hay fever), but he's still getting used to the group activity. Well, "group" is a little generous. The kids all get to kick around their own soccer (or rubber) ball. And they spend most of the time doing drills to help them learn to use their feet instead of their hands. But they do it all together, so it's parallel play. This short video shows Joe doing a team cheer and giving his dad a double-handed high five. More photos coming soon!

Some people get it...some people still don't. Systemic racism is real. Go to 33:44 for some interesting insights into our kids.

The 2006 Academy Award nominated "Street Fight" covers the turbulent campaign of Cory Booker, a 32-year old Rhodes Scholar/Yale Law graduate running for mayor of Newark, N.J. against Sharpe James, the four-term incumbent twice his age. An urban David and Goliath story, the film chronicles the young man's struggle against the city's entrenched political machine, which routinely uses strong-arm tactics to hold onto power. The battle sheds light on important questions about democracy, power, poverty and race.

White Privilege Myth or Fact?

Another one for May's Foster Care Month. One of many PSAs that are out for foster adoption.

... Kim Park Nelson reads her non-fiction essay at the Outsiders Within (www.outsiderswithin.com) Book Release Party in Minneapolis, MN.

COEEF and Ethiopia Reads are sponsoring the Mesgana Dancers trip to Denver and Boulder Aug. 18&19th 2007 as part of a "US tour". This vid is an Introduction to Children of Ethiopia Education Fund (COEEF) featuring the Mesgana Dancers of Ethiopia.

Read more about Transracial Adoption in the February 2007 issue of Colors NW Magazine. The cover story, "Shades of Transracial Adoption" is at: http://www.colorsnw.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=86&z=30

Great video of one Christian family's two-year journey to bring two of their children home.
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Ethiopian History of the old city GONDAR.
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Author Melissa Fay Greene discusses the role of adoption in relieving the effects of Africa's ongoing AIDS epidemic.

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The AIDS epidemic in Ethiopia has left more than one million children without parents. Compassionate groups and individuals have taken on the responsibility ...

Color is more than skin deep for young African-American women struggling to define themselves.

A Fat Rant
by Joy Nash

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I'll be performing in El Paso, TX on May 5, as part of the Art of Being at the Studio Theatre at UTEP. ...