Mother’s Day is often about a one-day celebration. Mother’s Day acknowledges motherwork.  This conversation focuses on what it takes to provide more than care. 

Raising a Black son requires protection, preparation, and constant decision-making in a world that does not treat all children the same. From “The Talk” to identity, safety, and long-term outcomes, this work evolves across generations, but the stakes remain the same.

In this month’s Black T, three Black mothers across three decades come together for an unscripted conversation grounded in lived experience, strategy, and truth. Featuring Betty Allen, Nicole Price, and Gertrude Alaina Shaw, this discussion centers on a defining question: What does it take to raise a Black boy into a Black man today—and what needs to change for the next generation?