Source “The Help,” news of Viola Davis adopting a baby was revealed before the actress herself could make the announcement.
During a speech honoring Davis at an ELLE Women in Hollywood event sponsored by Calvin Klein and L’Oreal Paris in Los Angeles Monday, Spencer revealed that the Academy Award-nominated actress became a mom “like, two days ago.” In her own speech later, Davis, 46, confirmed the new addition, a boy named Genesis. Davis and her husband, actor Julian Tennon, announced in August that they were planning to adopt. This is the first child for the couple.
Many of us have a fascination with the well-known in the world of adoption and foster care: actors, entertainers, athletes, politicians, and others. The list below includes names in the adoption community that may be more recognizable to Americans, but this isn’t the end of it.
News anchor Al Roker, Alfre Woodard, Louis Gossett, Jr., Pattie Labelle, and Sammy Davis Jr. are other notable African Americans who has adopted children.
