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Dear Black Men, began in October 2018 as an authentic search to understand what was going on in the minds & hearts of Black men in order to produce what I thought would be a documentary that looked at Black men through the lens of empathy. The idea was birthed from the brutally honest and transparent conversations with my husband about my own behavior, expectations, and assumptions within our relationship. I can’t lie…they were HARD conversations.
I began to take a hard look at myself and my behavior toward Black men over the course of my life and realized that I had missed the mark in several areas. The more clarity I gained, the more I sought after other Black men who would share their perspectives. The result of many of those conversations was the realization that Black men were holding in feelings, emotions, and experiences that were often eating them alive and many of us – myself included – had not taken the time to listen, to hear, to understand.
After making a personal commitment to create safe space (via social media at first) for Black men through consistent affirmations, heartfelt apologies, and thought-provoking open-ended questions, and receiving engaging feedback, encouragement, and personal testimonials from Black men, I decided to publish Dear Black Men: Affirmations, Questions, & Apologies That You May Not Have Heard.
This book is a healing, communication, and connection tool. It allows Black men to dive into topics that are barely addressed in our communities & relationships and provides space for self-reflection for those who dare to open its pages. It can be used as a tool to facilitate dialogue between partners, friends, family members, and more. It can be used in organizations that provide holistic services for Black Men (young and seasoned). It is guaranteed to unearth suppressed and hidden places.
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What Are People Saying About
Dear Black Men?
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Dear Black Men, is a soul stirring , thought provoking book that will make you dive deep into self care. I am a woman and have read the book before giving the book as a gift to the men in my life I care about. As, a women reading the book I had to look at myself and recall the times I contributed to tearing down the Black men I love without intending to do it. I learned that I need to be conscious of my actions and not contribute to hurting men because of my insecurities.
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This is a brilliant book. It is like a self-help book for black men but private. This will get men and women to understand more about what all Black men may feel on the inside. You cover a lot of topics that will touch most if not all of black men. I love how you tie it together at the end.
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This is so f***ing dope! I think it will not only affect men in a uniquely positive way, but also women as well. It makes us all look in the mirror and see how we look at ourselves as men, and how women look at us. It should encourage us all.
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Dear Black Men presents as a unique interaction of thought, emotion, and soul. It unveils inconvenient truths of the impact of automatic responses being transmitted from one heart to another. The apologies, questions, and affirmations peel back layers of conditioning towards gently guiding the reader from the abstract to introspective ways of knowing and being. Anyone who mindfully shares authentically will be left naked, vulnerable and empowered by their self-discovered truth.
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Dear Black Men is a brilliant piece of art and a deep look into the taboo of Black men’s feelings, hurts, and judgements. The journey that Jewel takes you on is an unpaved road, even for a Black man, who is typically vilified in society, rarely lifted up in his own community, and often is unpraised in his home. When I first read the affirmations, it felt beautifully awkward to see the care that went into the journey of the questions. Every Black man and the people in his life should read this book in order to open their mind and hearts to the amazing heart, journey, and complexity of Black men.
Amazing book that every coffee table should have to reflect on and discuss over and over again.
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Love the book and the concept. The book powerfully affirms Black men in a society which often demonizes us! The questions allow a deeper level of thought and reflection which can guide Black men to embrace our total humanity.
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