Wonderful story. I live at Lake Okoboji and you came from Des Moines here even and made the 4 hour drive. I loved your story. I lived in Des Moines area for 35 years and worked with the Black churches doing Blood Pressure clinics and found many great black fathers and grandfathers. I worked with Dr. Conner at the Polk County Health Dept. He was a great black man and a great father. Thanks for the story. I am sad you loss your father so young. Thanks for being a great writer.
He sounds like a very fine man, much like my own dad who passed away at 49 in 1966. Thanks for setting it straight. Society assumes a good dad, but not always a good Black Dad. I hate that.
Powerful story. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for reading 💜.
Thank you for sharing your dad with us, Dana. He was a remarkable man.
Thank you.
Wonderful story. I live at Lake Okoboji and you came from Des Moines here even and made the 4 hour drive. I loved your story. I lived in Des Moines area for 35 years and worked with the Black churches doing Blood Pressure clinics and found many great black fathers and grandfathers. I worked with Dr. Conner at the Polk County Health Dept. He was a great black man and a great father. Thanks for the story. I am sad you loss your father so young. Thanks for being a great writer.
Thank you. 💜
Wonderful story. Thank you for sharing. Sorry for your loss.
Oh, Dana, this made me tear up several times. What a powerful voice you have and are bringing to the Iowa Writers’ Collaborative!
Dana, this is such a fine story, lovingly told. And so important for everyone to hear. Thank you for sharing it. I wish I had known your dad.
Thank you, Dave. ♥️
He sounds like a very fine man, much like my own dad who passed away at 49 in 1966. Thanks for setting it straight. Society assumes a good dad, but not always a good Black Dad. I hate that.
So young. 🤎
What a lovely tribute. I'm sorry to hear you lost your dad way too soon.
Thank you. The good die young, as the saying goes.
"When I felt the neighborhood drycleaner had discriminated against me, I vowed never to return."
How exactly did this business supposedly 'discriminate' against you?
This was wonderful and full of insight and warmth. Thank you.