Henri Brooks takes state to court as a survivor of black-market adoption ring
Henri Brooks said current legislators have a chance to repair the damage they didn’t do, even if it is simply an apology or an acknowledgment. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
County Commissioner Henri Brooks found out three years ago she was adopted through the Tennessee Children’s Home Society, a notorious black-market adoption operation. Her lawsuit against the state could open a “floodgate.”
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.