The world has expectations of black boys before they take their first breath. Society demands resilience, toughness and strength— – premature armour against a world that rarely offers them softness. Black boys are told to be “men” long before they are allowed to be children, and the result is a generation that carries emotional wounds […]
The presence of Black men in their children’s lives is a powerful force, shaping identity, emotional stability and breaking cycles of trauma. As bearers of ancestral wisdom and cultural heritage, Black fathers play a vital role in transmitting their legacy to the next generation.
Healing is a beautiful process, but when it becomes an obsession, it loses its purpose. True transformation happens when we balance growth with acceptance, action with rest, and self-improvement with self-love.
Just as water remains water, regardless of its temperature, a human being should simply be. No additions, no subtractions. Our essence isn’t defined by external labels or conditional states.
This is the life. We move beyond the feelings we can’t face,
And pride ourselves on the ones we lived and aced. We live for ideas, even our Gods, their angels, heavens, and hell, are all thought made, a self-constructed reality to dwell.
Growing up, many of us heard the warning: “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.” While intended to encourage productivity, this phrase can have devastating consequences for individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).