The Story of Madonna and (Black) Child
To understand the issues behind Madonna's adoption of a boy from Malawi, says Jill Nelson, you must get beyond the media spectacle.
No doubt you've seen the reports tracking pop star Madonna's adoption of a child from the African nation of Malawi. Not surprisingly, the elephant in the middle of the room--or, with a nod to Ralph Ellison, the Invisible Boy lost in the uproar--is David Banda, the child in question.
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