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Local Radio,4 mins

"Transracial adoption is a hindrance"

Dotun Adebayo

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There is a shortage of black adults being approved for adoption and new figures show the largest number of children in need of a home after black children are those considered mixed, according to Freedom of Information figures obtained by the BBC. In this extract, the BBC's Dotun Adebayo speaks to Marie-Jamila Gray who was transracially adopted.

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