With that question in mind, the 33-year-old decided to start the “Black Fatherhood Project”: a photo series devoted to humanizing Black men and drawing attention to all the ways Black fathers show love to their children. The hashtags #blackfatherhood, #blackdad, #blackdadsmatter and #strongblackfathers are filled with positive images of Black dads uplifting their kids and themselves. Accounts like Black Fathers Now document the relatable, often funny experiences dads go through. Other projects have looked to explore Black fatherhood through education, such as a similarly-named initiative to Bailey-Johnson’s. In the 2013 documentary “Black Fatherhood Project,” Jordan Thierry explores how slavery and racism harmed Black family structures historically, as well as the role of positive role models in Black fatherhood.

Source: Huffington Post July 16, 2020 23:03 UTC