Becoming Dad

"Some men come of age never knowing what fatherhood looks like. Maybe father was absent. Or maybe he was there, but his image distorted by violence or emotional distance. In the end, the result is the same: a son who doesn't know what fatherhood really means, who comes to manhood never knowing father's guidance, his wisdom, his ways. And then that young man has a baby of his own and everybody looks to him to make himself something he's never even seen.". "Becoming Dad is the story of what happens next, of how African-American men strive to heal the broken places in their own lives. It's about…