LaVar Ball Might Just Be The Prototype for Black Fatherhood…

As parents, one of the most challenging balances that we often have to strike is finding that harmonic convergence between imposing limitations while also instilling confidence. It’s the battle we’re fighting right now in our house in trying to get our 5 year-old to break out of some of her little-kid comforts and push herself … More LaVar Ball Might Just Be The Prototype for Black Fatherhood…

Raising Honest Black Girls in The Era of White Male Fraudulence

It’s like clockwork. Every night, we put food in front of my 5 year-old daughter and every night, she takes somewhere between an hour and a half to two hours to eat it.  This is a process that involves begging, cajoling, bribery, threats, and eventual bargaining all buoyed by mutual dishonesty. From her… “I’m not … More Raising Honest Black Girls in The Era of White Male Fraudulence