“Daddy, I was so brave!”
Take a Moment for Yourself to Be Your Best Self
Researchers and experts say men think of self-care practices as either feminine or unnecessarily self-indulgent.
Researchers and experts say men think of self-care practices as either feminine or unnecessarily self-indulgent.
Honoring My Father’s Wishes for a Beautiful Beginning
I stepped into my father’s hospital room knowing it would be the last time I’d see him alive.
I stepped into my father’s hospital room knowing it would be the last time I’d see him alive.
Is AI-Generated Art Biased Against Fathers of Color?
Representation matters. It matters because it validates experiences and lifts aspirations.
Representation matters. It matters because it validates experiences and lifts aspirations.
Resistant Eater Makes Meals a Challenge
My daughter has never eaten a hamburger. Or pizza. Or chicken nuggets.
My daughter has never eaten a hamburger. Or pizza. Or chicken nuggets.
Daughter’s Triumph Overshadows Neighbor’s Nasty-Gram
It’s undeniably true that hell is other people.
It’s undeniably true that hell is other people.
A Family Portrait 46 Years in Making
The photo represents the culmination of the steps I took as a man to find my father and fill the holes in my origin story.
The photo represents the culmination of the steps I took as a man to find my father and fill the holes in my origin story.
I Celebrated a Juneteenth Father’s Day: The Meaning of Emancipation for Black Dads
Smithsonian Institution secretary Lonnie Bunch observed that emancipation is “a process that is still unfolding—not simply a day or a moment of jubilee.”
Smithsonian Institution secretary Lonnie Bunch observed that emancipation is “a process that is still unfolding—not simply a day or a moment of jubilee.”
Finding My Father While Preparing to Lose Him
Over the past 15 years, I've lost and found my father several times.
Over the past 15 years, I’ve lost and found my father several times.
‘They Call Me Dad’ Special Explores Dimensions of Black Fatherhood
The stories presented in “They Call Me Dad” matter because they shift the narrative on Black fatherhood which has long been distorted in media.
The stories presented in “They Call Me Dad” matter because they shift the narrative on Black fatherhood which has long been distorted in media.
The Death I Expected Wasn’t the Death That Found Me
Friends ask how I’m doing. I tell them I exist between two states: exhaustion and resilience.
Friends ask how I’m doing. I tell them I exist between two states: exhaustion and resilience.
A New, More Hopeful Chapter in America
We voted as if our lives depended on it and, like the United States Postal Service and those mail-in ballots, we delivered.
We voted as if our lives depended on it and, like the United States Postal Service and those mail-in ballots, we delivered.
The Talk: What Will I Tell My Black Child About Race?
Most of all, I will imbue her with a sense of hope that one day "The Talk" will no longer be necessary.
Most of all, I will imbue her with a sense of hope that one day “The Talk” will no longer be necessary.
Pandemic Reads: A Mix of History, Self-help, Fiction, and Comic Book Fandom
In the midst of this pandemic, one of the things I’ve been grateful for (in addition to stable employment and good health) is having more time to sit down and read a book—thanks to the absence of a daily commute.
In the midst of this pandemic, one of the things I’ve been grateful for (in addition to stable employment and good health) is having more time to sit down and read a book—thanks to the absence of a daily commute.
A Fatherhood Flashback on My Daughter’s Birthday
This is what it means to be a parent: you make room.
This is what it means to be a parent: you make room.
Preparing for a School Year Like No Other
No place of human gathering is risk-free in this Age of Corona. But how much risk is acceptable for your child?
No place of human gathering is risk-free in this Age of Corona. But how much risk is acceptable for your child?