Abstract
Still, the meaning of MAD for me is what sustains me. "M" is for the Mercy that I have for myself and others because in many ways we are all victims of humanity. "A" for the Amazing' grace that God has shown me each and every day of my life; and D for the Devotion, dedication and· drive that catapults me from this space and place any time I need, so that I can get up and do this thing called life all over again. And just when I feel overwhelmed and lonely for Black male leadership and presence in my son's life, I call on the spirits of my ancestors, the men in my family and community, and those sung and unsung heroes that laid down their life so Julian could speak HIS skin, eating, breathing and living Black like Nat Tucker; Frederick Douglas, Booker T.Washington, Charles Howard Hamilton, Emmet Till, Carter G. Woodson, W.E.B. Dubious, Marcus Garvey, Louis Farrakhan, Ali, Dr. MartinL King, Malcolm X, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, John Hope Franklin, Barack Obama, like his father, and his father's father before him. You see, madness ain't so bad when the stakes are high-Priceless.
Recommended Citation
PhD, Lynette L.
(2009)
"The Diary of a M.A.D. Black Mama: The Blessings of Reality,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 2009:
No.
2, Article 9.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2009/iss2/9