Angela Tucker, a Black transracial adoptee, is an author and internationally recognized speaker on adoption, race, identity and inclusion.
“With clear-eyed and sometimes bracing honesty, Angela Tucker brings powerful insight, nuance, and sensitivity to the complex issues faced by adoptees and their families—all their families.”
-Elan Mastai, writer & co-executive producer of This Is Us.
“Your story constantly challenges people to hold two things in their mind at once. Are you a victim of the systems of white supremacy or did you benefit from it?”
– Josh Rushing, founding member of Al Jazeera English
Her debut book; “You Should Be Grateful:” Stories of Race, Identity and Transracial Adoption, was published in April 2023 by Beacon Press. At the age of 26 Angela found her biological family. Her determination and insatiable curiosity is an inspiration to many and is on display through her search for her biological parents in the intimate documentary, CLOSURE (Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime). Angela has worked within child welfare for the past 15 years, including securing and managing a $250,000 grant for a Seattle based foster care agency, while working as the director of Post-Adoption Services. As a film producer, author and cultural commentator, Angela has appeared on CNN, Al Jazeera, The Red Table Talk, in The New Yorker and many other top-tier media outlets to help center adoptee stories. She is a mentor and advisor to adoptees nationwide, has contributed to renowned fictional work, including Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill and NBC’s hit show, This Is Us.
As the CEO of The Adopted Life, Tucker hosts The Adoptee Next Door podcast to offer nuanced, ethical and accessible content in order to create a world where all adoptee experiences are valid and valued. She is also the host of the INNOVATE! podcast, where she interviews those named Re-Envisioning Foster Care Champions of America. She has produced five short educational films about adoption and offers regular consulting for media, agencies and families. Angela founded the Adoptee Mentoring Society in 2022, Angela lives with Bryan Tucker, her Emmy-award winning spouse in Seattle, Washington.
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The Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York returns with the 35th Annual New York State Foster Care and Adoption Conference!
LIVE and in person! PLUS continued virtual delivery in the AFFCNY.Network!
Thursday, May 9th and Friday, May 10th at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY!
