Will Jawando on expanding Black parentage with ‘My Seven Black Fathers’ (Part 2)

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Will Jawando, author of “My Seven Black Fathers,” recounts the influence of former President Barack Obama on his life in an interview with Lester Holt. Jawando, now a Montgomery County, Maryland councilmember, discusses the power of sharing his experience with young Black men and boys.

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