DADS…
Blockages within your family may be difficult to pass through, but it is important to pass through them, for closure, and especially for us Black men, for healing. Machismo is certainly unauthentic, and true strength has nothing to do with appearing strong. All of the sons who have Fathers they are also out of touch with, write to them. It is a necessary catharsis, especially when a phone call may be too much. Let them know how you feel, and give them the same space and time to respond. The key is objectivity and understanding, not judgment, as, as the hurt child, it isn’t our job to judge. I have been in pain most of my life because of my Father, but healing starts with self. We’ve been removed from much Afrikan Centered thought that revered the Elders and the Babies with a 360 Degree mind, and pushed into something else entirely. When individualism becomes your essence as a collective you are no longer as strong. It has started, but soon we shall see the preying on of children receive passivity, too, instead of the sheltering, moral, social and intellectual instruction that a home normally should instill. They will only show you you can only be conflictual, even in an elite occupation, as the show Married to Medicine will depict. But the quelling of this starts with you and your heart. Forgive the Family, heal self, and talk, continually. They want our pain to last forever, but we can all choose otherwise. To @kheeda.cru thank you. To @nyiwize @akintheprophet @canvaskiller_ @the_og and all the other Brothers I’ve had even the slightest mention of our fathers with, thank you for being open. And to @__gamesix the taker of this image, thank you for allowing me to meet yours.
To the Sisters, lets share our pasts with each other more, even before laying down with each other so we can see where the hell we are going with a bit more vision. And even though I got on this Powerline shirt, don’t watch Disney out of context ever again.
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