by Shawn Dove | Oct 14, 2021 | #ThankYouThursday
The summer before my senior year of college I traveled to San Francisco to visit my father, who I’d not seen or been in touch with for several years. On the first night of my visit, after taking me to a few of his hang-out spots to introduce me to his friends,...
by Shawn Dove | Oct 7, 2021 | #ThankYouThursday
Today, I hope you’ll join me in sending beloved #ThankYouThursday love and appreciation to Shaka Senghor for being a beacon of compassion, creativity and demonstrating the redemptive power of what is possible when we choose to not define ourselves by our worst...
by Shawn Dove | Sep 30, 2021 | #ThankYouThursday
While today marks the last day of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, it must be emphasized that increasing awareness of suicide in our community, and the ways to address and prevent it, is a 24/7, 365 days-a-year mission. Sadly, countless individuals reading this...
by Shawn Dove | Sep 16, 2021 | #ThankYouThursday, Books
Today I am pausing to send beloved #ThankYouThursday gratitude and appreciation to Detroit native, Jason Wilson. Jason is no stranger to the Black Male Achievement movement, as his vision and mission with the Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy has...
by Shawn Dove | Sep 9, 2021 | #ThankYouThursday, Books
Happy #ThankYouThursday! I Too Am America: On Loving and Leading Black Men & Boys co-author Nick Chiles and I express our deep gratitude to everyone who has pre-ordered our book so far! We have close to 400 pre-orders to date, thanks to you! If you’ve yet to...
by Shawn Dove | Aug 12, 2021 | #ThankYouThursday
Happy #ThankYouThursday. The past two years have been hard and challenging for most of us. Navigating life and death scenarios through a global pandemic, an amplification of America’s historic racial and social injustice, increasing political polarization, and rising...
