— Minority women are trying to adopt at a higher rate than white women.

— Only 1% of single women put their babies up for adoption.

— Men adopt at twice the rate women do, but most of those are adopting their stepchildren.

• Rainbow Kids has a new article by Dawn Davenport (of Creating A Family) about what to do "if your family doesn't share your excitement about your adoption plans." For prospective adoptive parents seeking advice about how to negotiate dicey family situations, check out "The Reluctant Family: Helping Your Family Find Joy In The Adoption Of Your Child." 

• Also, if you haven't already checked it out, Dawn's website offers (among many other helpful resources!) a weekly one-hour radio broadcast about adoption-related issues. The September 3rd program (called "The Connected Child") looks particularly intriguing, as it's an interview with Dr. Karyn Purvis, director of The Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University and author of the book, The Connected Child (which is in my stack of books that I will one day get around to reviewing!). 

• And checking out TCU's Institute of Child Development, I noticed their site has many free, downloadable articles about adoptive and foster parenting. Three cheers for free stuff!

• And now for something completely superfluous...apparently, the 90s' teen drama, Beverly Hills 90210, has been resurrected (yet another one of the old-school shows kicked back to life by the creativity-starved television industry. I mean, seriously, do we really another go-round of 90210?!). Perhaps the only bright spot in this sucky TV revival trend is that the new 90210 supposedly features a "transracial adoption storyline." Of course, it is 90210, so I doubt that Emmy-worthy thoughtfulness awaits viewers on the horizon. But a girl can hope! Anyone actually watched this yet? Is the transracial adoption storyline actually well-done? Now, I'm curious...but not curious enough to watch it myself!  ;)