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This blog is about fatherhood. Black fatherhood to be exact. But it's also about how no matter our race, gender, political affiliation (or whatever it is that can potentially separate us), good parents are all connected through parenthood. Our shared experiences are what bind us, not to mention our love of a good story.

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AND SO IT BEGINS AGAIN… THE HOLIDAYS!

We had fun yesterday on Halloween with Dev. He dressed up as Michael Jackson from “Beat It Live in Bucharest,” showed some of his moves to strangers, then asked them for candy. But, let’s be real, Halloween is not a holiday. However it’s does seem to serve as the gateway to the real holiday season. [...]

DO WE ALL HATE PARENTING?

Probably not. But we totally do have rough moments that often wipe away the most recent perfect moment in a heart beat. Definitely a topic worth talking about. And writing about. It was Jennifer Senior’s New York Magazine article that started it all. Shout out to Jason, Paul, and Jennifer who along with me had [...]

REAL MEN BRO-HUG

I work at a school that currently only has kindergarten and first grade students. Little people love to hug so trust me when I tell you kids are hugging each other and staff all day long. I try to avoid this love fest for a myriad of reasons, but mostly because I know how suspect [...]

IT’S ALL COMING TOGETHER, I THINK

We’re back from Disney, the new job starts tomorrow, and yesterday I got a chance to see the documentary that I’m appearing in this Fall. What’s more, my first non-fiction fatherhood story will be published soon as part of a collection in an upcoming book (I got the check for the article a few weeks ago [...]