Tommy Davison on His Memoir about Growing Up Black in a White Family

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
  • Tommy Davison, author of “Living in Color,” shares that when his white adoptive mother came to pick him up from school, his black friends treated him differently, and when he showed up to gatherings with his white family he felt like people looked at him with shame. Tommy decided to write his memoir to address some of the cycles of shame he was raised with.
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  • @GodsPrincessinJesusname
    @GodsPrincessinJesusname ปีที่แล้ว +14

    His mother was a beautiful soul

  • @ANDREAGRAVES1984
    @ANDREAGRAVES1984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Him and my mom were friends in highschool

  • @caseymallory5435
    @caseymallory5435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Who knew CONGRATULATIONS TOMMY

    • @KingJames1981
      @KingJames1981 ปีที่แล้ว

      I knew..but only because I am adopted by white people and grew up near where he did..

  • @trevorthetherapist4200
    @trevorthetherapist4200 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    How did he keep this a secret so long. That’s such a great story

    • @Aname87
      @Aname87 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cuz there was no internet and social media back in the day

    • @mattjacobs3686
      @mattjacobs3686 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He didn’t keep it was secret. It was well known if you watched the Oprah show.

    • @trevorthetherapist4200
      @trevorthetherapist4200 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mattjacobs3686 😂😂😂If it was on mainstream TV it was a secret to me. I stopped watching a decade ago

  • @chrisnasif4156
    @chrisnasif4156 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tommy Davidson an absolute legend

  • @williamstewart8871
    @williamstewart8871 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I lived with a white family from Montana during my high school years and I can tell you it’s hard to balance both worlds.

  • @karlrose41
    @karlrose41 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The 🐐