Palm Beach County father reflects on raising three Black children during defining movement

Palm Beach County father reflects on raising three Black children during defining movement

As conversations on racial injustice continue around the country, a Palm Beach County father is reflecting on what it’s like to raise three Black children during a life-changing movement.

ITCHILDREN DURING THIS DEFININGTIME.

WPTV NEWS CHANNEL FIVESSABIRAH RAYFORD SHOWS YOU HOWHECOMMUNITY.< (TC: 11:51:42) NAT:“ HIGHFIV” JACOBY WATERS*LITERALL* HAS HIS HANDSFULL.

(TC: 11:34:06)“I HAVETHREE CHILDREN, BUT WITH MYYOUNG MEN THATOF DISTINCTION THEY ARE ALSOMY SONS AS WELL” WATERSCREATED YOUNG MEN OFDISTINCTION WHEN HE SAW A NEEDFOR MENTORSHIP IN HISCOMMUNITY.

(TC: 11:26:46)“IWANTED TO GO BACK TO THEBASICS WITH REESTABLISHING OURYOUNG BLACK MEN, OUR YOUNGKINGS IN THE MAKING, OURFUTURE LEADERS” THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM HAS THRIVED&WATERS NOW HAS 20 MEMBERS ANDIT ALLOWED HIM TO BETTERCONNECT WITH HIS OLDEST SON.(TC: 11:39:24)“WE COULD JUSTTALK ABOUT ANYTHING, ANDEVERYTHING” LATELY, THEIRCONVERSATIONS ARE A LITTLEMORE COMPLEX.

(TC:11:46:30)(SABIRAH RAYFORD:)“LETS TALKABOUT THE KILLING OF GEORGEFLOYD.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THATTO YOUR SONS” (TC: 11:32:31)“I COULD NOT EXPLAIN IT ATFIRST BECAUSE I BEING A BLACKMAN I WAS FILLED WITH RAGE,FILLED WITH ANGER, FILLED WITHSADNESS” HE EVENTUALLY FOUNDTHE WORDS AND TWO OF THEM WEREMENTAL HEALTH.

(TC: 11:35:52)“I DONABOUT ENOUGH” NEXT WEEKWATERS ALONGSIDE OTHER BLACKLEADERS AND MENTAL HEALTHPROFESSIONALS WITH HOSTS AVIRTUAL DISCUSSION ON FACEBOOKCALLED A FATHERLANGUAGE.

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WATERS SAYSTHIS FATHERGIFT IS BEING ABLE TO HELP THENEXT GENERATION.

REPORTING INPALM BEACH COUNTY11:37:20)“I HAVE ALL I NEEDIS THEM” SABIRAH RAYFORD,WPTV NEWS CHANNEL5.