Kevin Hoffman - Growing Up Black in White

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of Aww Shift Podcast with Anthony Trucks, Kevin Hoffman joined the show to share his knowledge about how successful people make shift happen. Kevin is and inspirational speaker and the author of Growing up Black in White. Kevin was born two weeks after the riots in Detroit in 1967 as a result of a forbidden affair between a white married woman and a black married man. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[11:15]</span> <strong>Trans-racial</strong> <strong>Adoption Process</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You must first understand what you are going through. When you go through the adoption process, the agencies will give you a form to fill out asking whether you are open to adopting a kid with medical issue, biracial child, etc. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> [13:28]</span> <strong>Advantages and Disadvantages</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">of</span> <strong>Black Culture as Trans-racial Adoptee</strong></p> <p><strong>Disadvantages</strong></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Learning Black Culture; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Cultural Gap;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Cultural Adjustment.</span></li> </ol> <p><strong>Advantages</strong></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Monetary Advantage;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ability to Code Switch. </span></li> </ol> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[20:00]</span> <strong>Cultural Diversity and Racism</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[20:07] “Just because your experience isn’t my experience doesn’t mean it did not happen.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You must honor each other and each other’s view and experience.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-