‘I m black, my partner s white - stop asking me if this is my baby’
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image copyrightEna Miller
When Ena Miller had a baby last year, she was unprepared for the constant comments about her daughter s appearance.
From the day my baby was born she was judged by the colour of her skin.
After spending a day and a night in intensive care Bonnie had been reunited with me for only a few hours before a woman popped her head around the door to ask what I would like for breakfast.
Before I could reply, she asked, Is that your baby?
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