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William Fitzsimmons Is The Only One Celebrating The Culture Of His Black Daughter

William Fitzsimmons Is The Only One Celebrating The Culture Of His Black Daughter

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William Fitzsimmons Is The Only One Celebrating The Culture Of His Black Daughter

FromOnly One In The Room

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Aug 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What if, while looking to adopt, two babies stole your heart, one white and one Black. And when you looked at them, you just knew that they were both your daughters.
William Fitzsimmons, singer, songwriter and producer, adopted his two daughters with his now ex-wife, knowing that as a White man, it would be important to learn to take care of his Black daughter’s hair and educate himself about her African-American culture.
But what would you do, if a cultural reckoning swept across America and put a harsh spotlight on the racial differences in your family? Would you try to stay low until things settled down? Or would you celebrate your daughter’s heritage for all the world to see?
More from William Fitzsimmons:
Visit his website: https://www.williamfitzsimmons.com
Finding William Fitzsimmons:
Twitter: @wfitzsimmons
Instagram: @williamfitzsimmons
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Released:
Aug 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Hosted by Laura Cathcart Robbins, a writer and a recovery thriver and survivor, Laura found herself in an all too familiar position. In September 2018, she was the only black woman in the room at Brave Magic, a famed writer’s retreat. After it was over, she wrote about her “only one” experience in The Huffington Post and comments started flooding into her DM. These comments were from people from all races, ethnicities, creeds, and nationalities who had felt “othered”. Laura beautifully interviews a person about their Only One story each episode and addresses as many of those DM’s as possible in the process. In this podcast, you’ll hear raw, vulnerable accounts from people who are, like most of us, just eager to connect. Our hope is that The Only One In The Room will inspire a change of perspective in how we all see and hear each other’s stories. We want you think twice before judging the person standing next to you at a party, in the pick-up line at school or in a crowded subway car. This is a podcast for anyone who has ever felt alone in a room full of people – which is to say, that this podcast is for everyone.