April 2021 – Kyndell Harkness

A Minnesota mother mourns her 10-year-old son making the transition from Black boy to Black man

Posted on: April 18, 2021 Last updated on: November 25, 2024 Written by: kyndell Categorized in: We are family, William

August, 2020 I love William … still. His laugh that fills a room, his smile that tickles your toes. He gives these full body hugs, cradling the back of my head, then…

Raising a black boy: Why I need to talk to my 5-year-old about race

Posted on: April 18, 2021 Last updated on: November 25, 2024 Written by: kyndell Categorized in: We are family, William

Feb-2016 I love my son. He is not of me. Born of African parents. Birthed in Bemidji, a tiny thing, barely able to see. I held him as soon as he came…