I am an Involved Father

I became the proud father of an amazing little princess at the age of 22. Since her birth I have grown, matured and changed for the better. Today I work for an initiative that supports young and potential fathers in Toronto. My little Princess turns 9 this summer and I'm prod to say she is a smart beautiful, healthy, creative child who is filled with aspirations, hopes and dreams. Through this Blog I will share my thoughts and experiences as an involved father. #InvolvedFather #ProudFather #BeTheExample

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Came to bed tired, yet I find myself now laying in bed awake....... #Insomnia 😳 #TheStruggle 😒

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#Kwanzaa doesn't start until December 26th but after tonight's amazing celebration I wanted wish everyone an early #HappyKwanzaa 😊😀 (at Ujima House)

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It's been a long day but I'm extremely proud of these guys and the rest of the team who missed this photo op, they all played a critical role in making tonight's #KwanzaaCelebration at #UjimaHouse a huge success 👏👏👏👏 #CommunityBuilding #Kwanzaa

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#BlackLivesMatter #FromTorontoToFerguson #RIP #YongeAndDundas #Ferguson to #Toronto #MikeBrown #EricGarner #StopPoliceMurder #iCantBreathe #UnityInOurCommunity (at Yonge and Dundas Square)

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#BlackLivesMatter protest at #Yonge & Dundas (at Toronto Eaton Centre)

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#BrandonHay #EllaCooper and I after the Private VIP Screening of the her documentary titled #BlackMenLoving (at Carlton Cinema)

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At the Private VIP Screening of the #BlackMenLoving documentary directed by #EllaCooper (at Carlton Cinema)

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A few seats are still available for today's #PrivateScreening 🎥 of #BlackMenLoving a heart-warming documentary film on #BlackFatherhood that challenges racial assumptions and stereotypes often associated with Black fathers in the media. Through short intimate profiles with men from across Toronto, the film strives to share a new perspective on Black fathers, as they take on parenthood in full stride. Produced in partnership by the Regent Park Film Festival, @BlackDaddiesClub with support from the Canada Council and Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)

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Dropped off some books for my dad to take for my Nieces, Nephew & Cousins on his trip back home to Guyana. #KnowledgeIsPower #MakeReadingFun #RaiseAReader

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My daughter is something else I tell yuh ☺️ S/O to @SocaPrince 👊 #SocaOrDie

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Borrowing 😏 my #2Pac 📀 CDs from my mom #GoodMusic #Classics #Makaveli

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Sitting in traffic for like 20mins, finally got out my car and saw this while on Sheppard and the DVP

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Just wrapped up an presentation to parents about the programs, services and supports @youngpfathers offers at #UjimaHouse (at Portage Trail Community School)

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At the @BlackCAPto #JoyfulGiving fundraiser celebrating their 25th anniversary and marking a quarter century of #BlackCAP's existence. In 1989, a group of leaders came together to increase awareness through education on the transmission and prevention of #HIV within the #BlackCommunity in a culturally specific way. Since this time, we've worked incredibly hard to realize the vision of those who founded Black CAP. Throughout the evening we'll take time to look back and to share the impact of our work. (at 401 Richmond Street West)

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Saturday December 20th #SaveTheDate and come learn about and celebrate #Kwanzaa at #UjimaHouse #TellAFriend #Share #Repost #CelebrateKwanzaa (at Ujima House)

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#InTheNews..... In the Toronto area, black children are being taken from their families and placed into foster and group-home care at much higher rates than white children. Numbers obtained by the Star indicate that 41 per cent of the children and youth in the care of the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto are black. Yet only 8.2 per cent of Toronto’s population under the age of 18 is black. By contrast, 37 per cent of kids in the care of the Toronto CAS are white, at a time when more than half of the city’s population under the age of 18 is white. Other figures obtained by the Star indicate the overrepresentation is provincewide. “The gross overrepresentation of black kids in the CAS is like a modern-day residential schools system,” says Margaret Parsons, executive director of the African Canadian Legal Clinic, which advocates on behalf of the province’s 590,000 black residents. “This is another form of racial profiling,” she says. “They’re profiling black parents in a very negative way.”

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When speaking to my daughter last night I told her about the expected snowfall today, she asked me to send her pics, this is how our conversation went smh.... #DaddyDaughter #40Days40Nights