In a series of portraits, this photographer asked Black sons to share some perspectives about their beloved mothers.
I’ve always found it endearing the way men pay homage to the mothers and matriarchs in their lives.
We love songs like Tupac’s “Dear Mama” and Bill Withers’ “Grandma’s Hands.” We witness the robust relationship between Kanye West and his late mother, Donda, who was undoubtedly his biggest fan, in the documentary “Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy.” We heard the gut-wrenching cries of George Floydmoments before his death in 2020. Black motherhood has often been centered in the analysis of the Black family — and for Black men, the maternal connection is vital, political and liberating.
“My mother is a force of nature. If she wants to get something done, it’s getting done. I think that’s been pretty evident in the course of her journey,” said Sulaiman Rashid, a 20-year-old college student in Washington, D.C., whose mother raised four kids. “My siblings and I have different career paths, but we are all grounded in the desire to create change, and that stems from my mom’s passion to help and to serve others and to aid in the betterment of the world.
For Mother’s Day, I wanted to explore the relationships between sons and their mothers. In this series of portraits, I photographed families and asked the sons to share some perspectives of the role their mothers had in their lives. From guidance on love, career and education to artistic inspiration and global travel, we see an expansive view of the strong bonds between Black sons and their mothers.My mother, commonly known as Lady D, is a resilient and confident mother.
I realize I don’t have to isolate any single experience to highlight who she is when everyone who encounters her is liberated by her grace and kindness, and when all spaces she walks through are automatically elevated by her presence. It is no wonder Allah says heaven lies at the feet of the mothers. I love you, Mom. ―When I think of my mother, my thoughts often associate her with the moon. Her radiant, smiling face is akin to the light of the moon on a clear night sky.
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