Repost from Nikki Brooks
Black Men in general are a lot healthier than we give them credit for. And Single Parent homes aren’t the issue y'all made them out to be.
I can’t speak for every age group, but let’s talk about The Xennials and Millennials.
There are a ton of men who came out of households abandoned by Fathers: these men are self sufficient, they are there for their kids, they are responsive to women and they don’t believe in abandonment.
A lot of men - a lot of BLACK MEN - who came up fatherless in the 90’s are out here doing it with their families.
They are DADDING non stop.
They are doing a really good job rejecting a lot of the toxicity and redefining what manhood is.
They are not fragile.
They are not intimidated by women and don’t believe they are inherently “better” or superior.
Some of it is because mom did a good job. But some of it is because they are trying to be what they didn’t see because they saw Mom struggle.
To this, I say right on!💯 One time for all the brothers working to change the narrative of manhood. Cats that are determined to give their children better than what they received, destroying generational curses, etc. A special shout out to men who came from fatherless homes who will NOT put their child(ren) through that. They find a way to be there for their kids, even at his inconvenience. Society likes to paint black fathers in a bad light, but I’m showing love to the active fathers in their kids’ lives.
