I know itโs become pretty cliche and cringey to talk about at this point but if youโre under like 25 I cannot stress enough how one time Obama wore a tan suit and people spent a week arguing over whether or not it was demeaning to the Oval Office and they were serious about it.
The most radical thing a Black man can offer a Black child is his consistent, unashamed, present and deliberate love. Every system built around that child was designed assuming he wouldnโt.
WEMBY JUST DROPPED A BAR:
"The lack of experience is a strength of us...because we could do impossible stuff because we don't know it's impossible" ๐ฅถ
(h/t @ohnohedidnt24)
They shooting the messenger, but she ainโt wrong. Dating and sex were heavily demonized in a lot of our homes. We were told to stay away from boys and focus on school. The problem is that relationships are a skill set too and many Black women were prepared for careers but left to figure out dating, boundaries, and healthy partnership on our own.