To highlight National Adoption Month, the Family Court Training Committee of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia screened the award-winning documentary Off and Running on November 17.

As the lights dimmed, a typical American teenager appears on the screen, talking about her family that she jokingly calls the United Nations. Avery is a black child adopted by Travis and Tova, two white, Jewish, and lesbian women. Her older brother, Rafi, is black and Puerto Rican, and her younger brother, Zay-Zay, is Korean.