Regina is best known for having successfully navigated through more than 30 foster homes after being placed with the California Juvenile Court system.
Louise biological father is the late singer/songwriter Tom Brock, who arranged hit songs for Barry White, Love Unlimited and Gloria Scott.
Louise biological father is the late singer/songwriter Tom Brock, who arranged hit songs for Barry White, Love Unlimited and Gloria Scott.
Regina is best known for having successfully navigated through more than 30 foster homes after being placed with the California Juvenile Court system.
While it seems as though Louise couldve gone any direction, she persevered, even having a child of her own. Thats when things took a turn. In an interview with San Francisco gate, Louise said, “I waited for 40 years for somebody to claim me, and I decided it was never going to happen.” But then, in a twist of fate, her first book was published (Somebodys Someone), which prompted Kerr (who has since become Jeannie Taylor) to reach out via Louises email on her website. That email led to a phone call which then led to their 03 re-connection and finalizing the adoption that had been rejected 25 years before. “We all need to feel as though we belong,” Regina said in the same interview. “We all need somebody to hear us when we say, Im out here by myself. Im scared. What am I going to do?”
It all began when her father — late singer and songwriter, Tom Brock — abandoned Louise, his second child, when she was just 13. She was then entered into the foster care system only to be moved between over 30 different homes and psychiatric facilities before she aged-out at 18. Through all of this, a woman dedicated to giving Louise a home, Jeanne Kerr, petitioned to adopt Louise, but was denied due to race relations, discrimination, and segregation at the time. Afterwards, Kerr married, had a child, and moved south. Youd think this is where both Kerr and Louises connected journey ends. Nope. Its only the beginning.
If you arent familiar with Louises story before watching the movie, the official Lifetime description of I Am Somebodys Child explains the film is about:
The premiere of Lifetimes I Am Somebodys Child means its time to gather your closest pals for one big cry-fest. Seriously. This heartbreaking yet hopeful movie — based on a true story — is one you wont soon forget. The story follows foster child, Regina Louise, and her quest for a mother; a place she belongs. With how much this amazing woman has been through, where is Regina Louise now?
As the author of Somebody’s Someone and Someone Has Led This Child to Believe, Louise spends her time traveling as a coach and motivational speaker. Her APB Speakers bio says her topics of choice are “Triumph of the Spirit,” and “Importance of Child Advocacy.” Her work as a foster care abolitionist helps those with trauma and helps them overcome through personal development — just as shes done.
Kerr-Taylor was the only person who ever called her “pumpkin” and “sweetheart.” She was the only one who told her that she was smart and capable of anything. She made her believe in herself.
Courageously, Regina Louise decided to tell her story. She landed a two-book contract from Warner Books to write a memoir of life in the foster system. When her first book was released, one of Kerr’s former co-workers located her in Alabama and informed her about Regina Louise’s book. Kerr, who was then Kerr-Taylor, emailed Regina Louise through her website and very soon after that, the two were reunited.
Others looked at her and saw failure, but Kerr saw potential. Their bond reflected that of a parent-child relationship. Kerr was willing to put her money where her heart was and adopt her, but there was one problem: she’s black, and Kerr is white.
Meet Regina Louise, the resilient daughter of the 1970’s singer/songwriter Tom Brock who left her to the foster care system to pursue his musical career and a mother who left her as a toddler. She is an author, motivational speaker, child advocate and entrepreneur. She was initially given the last name “Ollison,” but since that name has no relevant connection to her, she decided not to use it on her book covers.
Have you ever felt alone in this world like you had no one? Have you ever faced a system with rules that did more harm than good?
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