Tag Archives: adoption
Tamala Jones Advocates Adoption & Helping Kids in Need
The star of ABC's Castle shares her passion for helping children in need
Actress Tamala Jones speaks on her work within the foster care system and what it…
By Amber McKynzie
December 12, 2011
Tags: ABC, adoption, Aneurysm, Castle, foster children, Hollywood, Rosemary Children's Services, Tamala Jones, Women of Power
10 Successful Adoptees & Foster Kids Besides Steve Jobs
These notables overcame childhood challenges to blaze trails in their industries
Among Steve Jobs’ many challenges in life was dealing with being abandoned as a child…
By Janell Hazelwood
November 1, 2011
Tags: adoptee, adoption, Alonzo Mourning, blacks in fashion, celebrity adoptees, Chapelle's Show, Charlie Murphy, Eddie Murphy, entertainment industry, ENYCE, fashion industry, foster care, foster system, Ice-T, In Living Color, iPad, iPhone, ipod, Jamie Foxx, MAC, Mecca, Music Industry, Nelson Mandela, parents, Parish Clothing, Pixar, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Steve Jobs, Tommy Davidson, Tony SHellman, Victoria Rowell, walter isaacson
Jimmy Graham: A Story of Survival & Beating the Odds
Overcoming abuse and abandonment, the inspiring NFL star tackles life head on
Before he was an NFL star Jimmy Graham was an orphan abandoned by his mother…
By Raynard Jackson
October 28, 2011
Tags: adoptee, adoption, Becky Vinson, child abuse, ESPN, Football, Jimmy Graham, Michael Vick, New Orleans Saints, NFL, orphan, Raynard Jackson, University of Miami
N.J. Attorney General Talks Balancing Law, Family
Paula Dow juggles politics, career, and motherhood with success
New Jersey Attorney General Paual Dow spoke with BlackEnterprise.com about the law, her career, and…
By Joyce Jones
June 16, 2010
Tags: adoption, attorney general, Essex County prosecutor, Exxon Mobil, healthcare reform, Law and Order, lawyer, New Jersey, Paula Dow, U.S. Attorney
Backtalk with Justine Simmons
In an episode on the hit MTV reality show, Run’s House, Justine Simmons’ sons jokingly…
