Sour experiences in foster care are something Moore said he’s heard from the Black community before, but the idea of adoption still shouldn’t sound like a novel idea to his people.
“I’m from the neighborhood, I’m from Berkeley, [Missouri], so you hear a lot, but Black people have been adopting people unofficially for years,” Moore said. “[If] you’ve got an uncle that went to jail, we just take on their kids. [The foster care system] is just a better opportunity now that we can get involved through the system. There are so many opportunities for you to pour into a child. I like to focus on the good.
“Of course, I hear the bad, but it’s my job with the WilFlo Foundation to create new narratives of what adoption looks like.”
The WilFlo Foundation is run by Moore and creates educational content to bring awareness to adoption. The foundation, the Witherite Law Group and 1-800-TruckWreck hosted the Nov. 1 screening to celebrate the start of National Adoption Month. Amy Witherite, CEO of the Witherite Law Group, adopted her daughter 17 years ago and said the love she has for her child is the same as it would have been if she had given birth to her.
