--Since the book’s initial publication, the crisis in Black maternal health has garnered national attention, due to social media and grassroots campaigns and successful legislative activism by the national Black Mamas Matter Alliance, by President-elect Kamala Harris, and others. --Today, as the movement gains momentum, birth justice is part of a larger conversation about pregnant people’s right to choose whether or not to carry a pregnancy, and to choose when, where, how, and with whom to birth—especially in the wake of Trump era rollbacks. --The book is prized in the classroom due to its accessibility, gripping narratives, and innovation in policy and practice. --The book is written in an engaging style that appeals to a lay audience. Women’s stories and personal testimonies provide an accessible entry point, and the scholarly pieces are written in non-jargonistic language. Pregnant people buy many books on what to expect in their pregnancy and birth, and how to have a positive birth experience. Black women in particular are looking for Black perspectives within this genre.

--Since the book’s initial publication, the crisis in Black maternal health has garnered national attention, due to social media and grassroots campaigns and successful legislative activism by the national Black Mamas Matter Alliance, by President-elect Kamala Harris, and others. --Today, as the movement gains momentum, birth justice is part of a larger conversation about pregnant people’s right to choose whether or not to carry a pregnancy, and to choose when, where, how, and with whom to birth—especially in the wake of Trump era rollbacks. --The book is prized in the classroom due to its accessibility, gripping narratives, and innovation in policy and practice. --The book is written in an engaging style that appeals to a lay audience. Women’s stories and personal testimonies provide an accessible entry point, and the scholarly pieces are written in non-jargonistic language. Pregnant people buy many books on what to expect in their pregnancy and birth, and how to have a positive birth experience. Black women in particular are looking for Black perspectives within this genre.

Confronting trauma behind the transnational adoption system-now back in print Many adoptees are required to become people that they were never meant to be. While transracial adoption tends to be considered benevolent, it often exacts a heavy emotional, cultural, and economic toll on those who directly experience it. Outsiders Within is a landmark publication that carefully explores this most intimate aspect of globalization through essays, fiction, poetry, and art. Moving beyond personal narrative, transracially adopted writers from around the world tackle difficult questions about how to survive the racist and ethnocentric worlds they inhabit, what connects the countries relinquishing their children to the countries importing them, why poor families of color have their children removed rather than supported-about who, ultimately, they are. In their inquiry, the contributors unseat conventional understandings of adoption politics, reframing the controversy as a debate that encompasses human rights, peace, and reproductive justice. Contributors: Heidi Lynn Adelsman; Ellen M. Barry; Laura Briggs, U of Massachusetts, Amherst; Catherine Ceniza Choy, U of California, Berkeley; Gregory Paul Choy, U of California, Berkeley; Rachel Quy Collier; J. A. Dare; Kim Diehl; Kimberly R. Fardy; Laura Gannarelli; Shannon Gibney; Mark Hagland; Perlita Harris; Tobias Hubinette, Stockholm U; Jae Ran Kim; Anh Dao Kolbe; Mihee-Nathalie Lemoine; Beth Kyong Lo; Ron M.; Patrick McDermott, Salem State College, Massachusetts; Tracey Moffatt; Ami Inja Nafzger (aka Jin Inja); Kim Park Nelson; John Raible; Dorothy Roberts, Northwestern U; Raquel Evita Saraswati; Kirsten Hoo-Mi Sloth; Soo Na; Shandra Spears; Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark; Kekek Jason Todd Stark; Sunny Jo; Sandra White Hawk; Indigo Williams Willing; Bryan Thao Worra; Jeni C. Wright.