Melanated Armor

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Melanated Armor: The Men Who Build Us.There are questions that don’t come loudly…they settle.They sit with you.They follow you.This one asked me something I’ve carried for a long time 🤎Who protects the protector?Because when we speak about strength…we don’t always speak about the weight that comes with it.And when we speak about men…we don’t always speak about the care they need to keep going.This journal entry moves through presence.Through memory.Through the quiet ways protection shows up…without needing to be announced.From the guidance of a father 🤎to the shaping of young men in community ✨to the work being done by those who choose to stand in the gap 🤎Because protection doesn’t always look like defenseSometimes it looks like consistency.Sometimes it looks like showing up.Sometimes it looks like building something that outlives you.And it reminds us…that the ones who carry…need space to be held too 🤎Take a moment. Sit with it.And ask yourself… what does support look like for the ones who give it?🎙️ Episode Four is live on Spotify & Apple Podcasts 🤎

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