Diggs posted his reaction to the furor on Instagram, saying his son will embrace his roots the way he chooses.

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The actor revealed he doesn’t want people to view his 6-year-old son as just Black; he’d rather have his kid embrace being mixed. Diggs has a son named Walker with ex-wife, singer Idina Menzel.

Woodlands Elite Cheer removed 11-year-old Makayla Fallaw from their roster for refusing to straighten her hair. Jenny Fallaw said her daughter joined the team in April and was never told until recently to straighten her hair for competitions.

Because it is a social construct, race can often be a complicated matter. However, racism – notably, as it works in America – is a…

VIA ELEV8 Adoption is not something to be entered into haphazardly. One must consider all the possible outcomes, occurrences, and obstacles that may arise. This is even more true when a family (or individual) is considering a transracial adoption (when the race of the adopted child is different from that of one or both adoptive parents). […]