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NPE Alicia’s story | “In the process of trying to help my mother and try to heal my family tree, I opened a larger wound. I suddenly did not know who I was anymore.”

by Them Before Us | Dec 11, 2020 | Stories | 10 comments

I have been watching several of your interviews and it feels good to know I am not alone in my beliefs and perspectives as a Christian and also as someone who has experienced childhood trauma, as well as an adult trauma of an NPE Discovery. For so long, I’ve felt I...

Sarah St. Onge’s story | “I needed a father, as do most other girls growing up in single parent homes.”

by Them Before Us | Jul 29, 2020 | Stories | 9 comments

In 2016 I purchased an Ancestry DNA test. It sat on my counter for a week before I spit into the tube and mailed it out — sending my genetic material off into the universe, hoping to find some information about myself and where I came from. The idea was terrifying in...

To Truly Reduce Racial Disparities, We Must Acknowledge Black Fathers Matter

by Them Before Us | Jun 13, 2020 | The Latest

(Originally published at The Federalist) Americans must confront the injustice of George Floyd’s death and examine issues of police use of force. We should review sentencing guidelines and revisit qualified immunity. We must never dismiss the generational effects of...

NPE Alicia’s story | “In the process of trying to help my mother and try to heal my family tree, I opened a larger wound. I suddenly did not know who I was anymore.”

Sarah St. Onge’s story | “I needed a father, as do most other girls growing up in single parent homes.”

To Truly Reduce Racial Disparities, We Must Acknowledge Black Fathers Matter

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