Brandon Hay continues his story of the personal experiences that led to formation of the Black Daddies Club.

Let us recommit to being fully present in the lives of our children – all day, every day.

For me, fatherhood began with a text message, followed by me making a thirty minute, long-distance call. Someone whom I hadn’t heard from in about two months now tells me she’s two months pregnant with my child.

How James Brown helped J Wyze reinforce his son’s identity.

The Greater Toronto Civic Action Alliance and the Maytree Foundation have chosen ambitious and gifted community builders to take part in a year-long fellowship of leadership and networking programs. Among them are three African Canadians.

The Black Daddies Club (BDC) was founded in 2007 by Brandon Hay in response to the lack of forums and spaces for Black men to discuss parenting issues as well as the issues facing the Black Community as a whole. Each week, Black Daddies Club members will contribute an article detailing their own personal experiences with fatherhood.

Week 8 – Khalid Pottinger, Father of two, writes about becoming a Father very early in life and how he turned his fear into love and commitment.

I cannot express in words the amount of joy and happiness being a father has brought me, let alone the fulfilling experience of fathering two extremely talented and beautiful young girls – this despite all the negative remarks from non-parental ‘experts’ who’d claim that to raise young women, one simply required inhuman patience and a boyfriend-thwarting shotgun.

The Black Daddies Club (BDC) was founded in 2007 by Brandon Hay in response to the lack of forums and spaces for Black men to discuss parenting issues as well as the issues facing the Black Community as a whole.

Each week, Black Daddies Club members will contribute an article detailing their own personal experiences with fatherhood.

Week 6 – The writer prefers to stay anonymous.

The Black Daddies Club (BDC) was founded in 2007 by Brandon Hay in response to the lack of forums and spaces for Black men to discuss parenting issues as well as the issues facing the Black Community as a whole.

Each week, Black Daddies Club members will contribute an article detailing their own personal experiences with fatherhood.

Week 5 – Victor Beausoleil, mentor, father and Black Daddies Club member

The Black Daddies Club (BDC) was founded in 2007 by Brandon Hay in response to the lack of forums and spaces for Black men to discuss parenting issues as well as the issues facing the Black Community as a whole.

Each week, Black Daddies Club members will contribute an article detailing their own personal experiences with fatherhood.

Week 4 – Brandon Hay, Founder and Executive Director of Black Daddies Club