On Wednesday I like to get an excerpt from my journal and expand on it as an episode of the African Father in America podcast. My hope is to encourage more African fathers to journal daily when possible. Sometime the act of preserving our stories, experiences, and history is as simple as writing down one paragraph or one sentence or one word that summarizes how you are doing or feeling at a given time. This process is also healing for me. 

On today’s episode instead of sharing an actual excerpt from my diary I have shared with you a draft talk that I wrote for TEDxSeattle. 

When you listen to this episode you will learn why I am frustrated by TED Talk in general and what I am doing about it.