Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren who’s eldest daughter is 4 years old and is originally from Uganda was adopted in 2017. They both took to Instagram to weigh in on the racial injustice.
Thomas Rhett started by saying “As a father of a black daughter and also two white daughters – I have struggled with what to say today. We have navigated forms of racism directly and while there is mostly overwhelming support and love for our family, sometimes there is just the opposite Because of that fear, it can be a lot easier to choose silence, but today I’m choosing to speak.”
Lauren shared her thoughts in her own words coming from a mother “I have been nervous to post anything in the past and even now because of how some people believe that I as a white other am undeserving or incapable of raising a black daughter. I believe that shaming comes from people who choose to see only my white skin and her brown skin and refuse to see our hearts and love for each other.”