Facing Race: A National Conference in St. Louis, MO — November 20-22, 2024

Lisa Marie Rollins

Founder | Adopted and Fostered Adults of the African Diaspora

Lisa Marie Rollins, creator of the one-woman show Ungrateful Daughter: One Black Girl’s Story of Being Adopted into a White Family...that aren’t Celebrities, and the founder of AFAAD, Adopted and Fostered Adults of the African Diaspora.


Presentations from Facing Race 2014

Controlling Our Bodies, Taking Our Children: The Abortion/Adoption Nexus in Conservative Politics

The Christian Right’s effort to cultivate support among communities of color is not a new phenomenon, and its agenda to limit women’s bodily autonomy has been an ongoing threat for decades. In recent years, the Christian Right has developed increasingly sophisticated strategies to challenge racial, reproductive, and gender justice.

Speakers: T.F. Charlton, Dr. Andrea Smith, Kathryn Joyce, Lisa Marie Rollins