07/14/2026
I don’t want to raise my sons on a story about what the world takes from them. I want to raise them on a story about what they build.
People ask why I moved to Europe. I argue that it’s for the guns and mass shootings, but the real answer is I wanted my boys to have room to just be kids a little longer before the world starts judging them differently. Because it does. Even now. That’s just true.
But here’s what I actually believe: excellence isn’t a burden we carry because we have to prove something. It’s a standard we hold because we come from people who built legacies out of very little. Why do you think Shaquille O’Neal has his doctorate? He’s one of so many people I look up to for what it looks like to take your privilege, your story, your history, your ancestry, and demand excellence out of yourself and your family and the lineage you are creating together.
I want my boys to know their history, their roots, their ancestry, and use all of it as fuel, not weight. Not “twice as good to get half as far.” Just great, period. Because that’s the standard we set for ourselves regardless of what anyone else expects.
I started working at a really young age because I loved it. Modeling gave me confidence and a base to build businesses. I’ve been working since I was two years old, and that is not an exaggeration. I’m incredibly hard on myself and I grew up in quite the privileged bubble.
That’s Black excellence to me. Not what the world takes from us. What we build, on our own terms.
