Since I wrote about Toby Dawson’s search for birth family during the Olympics, here and here, I also wanted to follow-up with a post about his reunion with his birth father. There is even a video showing their tearful reunion.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time,"... more

by Jan Baker
D.M.C., also known as “D,” is Darryl McDaniels, of the legendary rap group Run-D.M.C., the most successful rap group in the history of music. Run-D.M.C. was the first rap group to go gold, the first to earn platinum and multi-platinum albums, the first to star on MTV, and the list of firsts goes on.
And Darryl is an adoptee who learned of his adoption as an adult, and searched for and found his birth mother.
His story was first told publicly on television in VH1’s recent documentary, “DMC: My Adoption Journey.” As I watched the show, I was left wanting... more