With a disproportionate number of black children in foster care and in need of adoption, one
would think that a Black man looking to adopt a child would adopt a Black child. For Barry Farmer, however, the choice was much deeper than
skin color.
Farmer says his decision to adopt three white brothers was about love
more than race. Still, the Black father does get weird looks when he
walks around with his white sons.
“I didn’t expect one kid, let alone three,” said the Richmond,
Virginia father. “When someone calls you dad, you’re like, ‘who me?’ I
just like taking care of children.”
Farmer says he became a foster parent 8 years ago because he believes every child needs a family.
“In this day in time when it comes to family, and seeing color or
seeing unity and belonging, and that’s what I was hoping to accomplish
with my family anyway,” Farmer said. “When I have them now I can’t
imagine them anywhere else, and it’s a typical family. We may not look
alike, but it’s a typical family. I just want them to be someone that I
can be proud of and they can be proud of and that’s all it takes.”
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Source: Your Black World News
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