Some of My Best Friends Are

Can Multiracial Adoption End Racism?

03.29.2023 - By Pushkin IndustriesPlay

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Matthew Guterl is a historian of race and nation at Brown University, and also Khalil’s other white best friend. He joins the show to discuss his powerful new memoir, Skinfolk. It’s about his experience growing up in New Jersey during the 1970s, part of a large family with multiracial and adopted siblings. The three of them have a frank conversation about family dynamics and the limits of transracial adoption. 

You can order a copy of Skinfolk here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324091714 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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