Welcome to you Had Me at Black. I'm Miles Dodson. I'm one of the many people working on the backside for you Had Me at Black doing everything from music to production to some of the story development and the live kickbacks. Father's Day is coming up really soon and really has me thinking about my dad but

also thinking about what has been like to become a father.

Each day is filled with new and different experiences. Some lessons about life that

alter my perspective and change a little bit about what I think about my experience growing up with my parents.

So in honor of Father's Day, we really wanted to tie into this idea of fathers being seen, black fathers being seen,

black fathers being seen, changing the narrative,

hearing directly from them, the stories,

the realities, the emotion, and the mindset behind fatherhood

right to your ears.

Here's what they had to say.

I want you to breathe all this.

You're listening to

You're listening to you had me at black.

Bla, black. Light in the heart of the city.

Man, listen, man.

Yeah.

This is you have me as black and we live baby.

Okay, so we ask these fathers, how has fatherhood changed your view of masculinity?

This is Eric. He's the father of one.

Interestingly enough for me, I've always been very fluid in the definition or application of

of masculinity I did not grow up looking at masculinity or thinking of it as

something to aspire to.

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