MMM One Week Away
It’s been 20 years since I attended the first Million Man March and a lot has transpired in my life since. I’m been working to elevate the […]
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Let Fathers Have the Day
A Great Fatherhood Resource for Dads and Families
Fathers represent one of the largest demographic groups in the nation. Despite their numbers and influence, fatherhood is rarely discussed as a central component of social policy, community development, or family well-being. Conversations about healthcare, education, workforce development, public safety, economic mobility, and child welfare frequently occur without fully considering the role fathers play in shaping outcomes across each of these areas.
The stories we heard on Capitol Hill reminded us that fathers aren’t bystanders in maternal health. They are witnesses. They are partners. They are caregivers. They are advocates. And when tragedy happens, they are survivors, too.
But what stayed with me just as much as their pain was their tenderness. I watched these fathers comfort one another. I saw them cry together, laugh together, encourage one another, and hold each other up. These gestures were full of recognition, brotherhood, and love.
In that moment, we saw something our society too often refuses to see.
Father’s Day has always carried more than celebration. For some, it is joy. For others, it is grief. For many, it is a complicated holiday wrapped in memory, absence, anger, disappointment, healing, and hope.
Because of my fatherhood work, I’m always looking for public images that tell boys and men the truth about healthy masculinity. We need those images. We need to see men compete without cruelty, win without arrogance, and cry without apology. We need to see men love their children in full view of the world. We need to see brotherhood that doesn’t collapse into performance, domination, or silence.
The Knicks gave us that.
It’s been 20 years since I attended the first Million Man March and a lot has transpired in my life since. I’m been working to elevate the […]