#mcm is my husband @dc226 🥰 DC is not often on social media but occasionally he pops up on my feed to discuss books. @tlcbooktours and I are discussing A Dream Too Big by @caylinlmoore and I thought about my own husband’s journey. There are a lot reasons my husband shouldn’t be where he is. Systemic racism, a school system that didn’t value him as a Black boy learning, a justice system that lacks empathy, and the wealth gap are all roadblocks to growing up Black in America. So when you hear about a Black person being able to afford groceries and walk their child to school - count those as victories in a place that was never meant for them. And when you hear how @caylinlmoore overcame his obstacles using the roadblocks as stepping stones to success - don’t call him exceptional. Don’t use his story as an example of someone who studied hard and stayed straight . Don’t say that if you just pull yourself up by your bootstraps you can be just like him. No - Caylin’s story is one of praying ancestors. His story is a reminder that We can do anything when given a chance. His story is a reminder of the handicaps society places on Our people and then expects us to live normally while treating us abnormally. @caylinlmoore is every little Black boy with a dream much too big for the box society puts us in. And yet here is He is today ... here is DC today... and here is every Black man that is hustling each day to provide. I love all of you, I am inspired by all of you. * * @thomasnelson #ADreamTooBig #memoir #academics #inspiring #Blackauthors #tlcbooktours #bookstagram #bookish #currentlyreading https://www.instagram.com/p/CD_9JQEA_GM/?igshid=1vgaxrdyvkuc0