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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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THE PAIN OF PERFECTION

It’s hard for me to be anyone but me. People have told me to tone it done in certain social situations and while my head agrees and knows that there are norms that should be generally followed it’s hard for me to do that. I feel this real compulsion to be me, and to be [...]

MLK & THE REGULAR PEOPLE

Every year around this time I say something about my personal hero, Rev. Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. This year is no exception. Of all the people I admire and respect in this world he is the one who has stayed consistent. Of course part of the reason for this is that his greatness has remained [...]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Love this song. It takes me back to my youth when the family, and I mean all of them, got together for every holiday from Mother’s Day to New Years Day. Times have changed and we’ve been through (and are going through) some stuff. But the love remains. This is how we used to do [...]

A POTTY MOUTH CHRISTMAS

Have you noticed that people, even in a big city like New York, chill out and relax their nerves a little during the holidays? Me neither. But let’s assume they do and we just haven’t been in the right place at the right time to experience it. I do think in general we feel more [...]