I grew up in a society where black fathers were shunned because of their lack of support and availability. It is said that a father figure is rare where black women are concerned and that in turn, deprives them of the teachings from a male on how life works especially where men are concerned. Not...
First of all let’s admit it, making a baby is absolutely amazing. Now that I have that out of the way, I took a lot of time to write this article, maybe it’s because I’m scared it might expose me to be a hypocritical person. However, I felt I had to have a conversation with
WHERE ARE YOU? AND, WHERE IS SHE? If you are between the age of 25 and 35 you are at the height of your dating life. This is the point where you transition from youth into full-on adulthood. At 30 you more than a decade from high school and a decade to age 40, round...
Why not? I loathe that I reluctantly have to come up with a response to this question everytime I’ve declined an offered alcoholic beverage at a social gathering because a simple NO doesn’t always suffice to many. For a lot of folks in our community, a drink or two is the most common pastime and...
My parents raised me to be ok with being different, awkward, or being an artist.
It has been a while since I engaged with other people on this topic. A life hack that I can share with any guy who is about to become a father is this: From the day your child is born, figure out what your child (and partner, if that’s the case) need at the moment...
I remember when my father passed on, it was 2001 and I was in grade 11 and I had just been appointed prefect
What is the boy crisis? It’s a crisis of education. For the first time in American history, our sons will have less education than their dads. It’s a crisis of mental health. As boys become young men, their suicide rates go from equal to girls to six times that of young women. It’s a crisis...
The perception of black fathers is changing and we are here for it, this year’s Father’s Day was much more peaceful on social media compared to the other years when it was changing to a “happy father’s day to my mother”. I don’t think the idea is about muting single mothers who have to play...
Its Father’s Day this coming Sunday, a day I love and hate in equal proportion. I love it because I come from a home of amazing fathers