Raising Ours: A Black Parenting Guide for the New Generation
By Jahi Banks
We been here. And it’s time they knew it.
Raising Ours is a raw, real, and rooted guide to Black fatherhood—written from the soul of a Pan African raised black man, through the eyes of a man healing, growing, and raising with purpose. This is not a how-to manual. This is a mirror. A conversation. A love letter to Black parents—especially the fathers who chose to stay, lead, love, and break cycles.
Through deeply personal chapters, Jahi Banks shares his journey from trauma to therapy, from the hospital room to the living room, from silence to presence. He speaks on parenting during the pandemic, unlearning whoopings, naming children with purpose, and the sacred act of raising eyes that see us whole.
This book is for:
The Black father showing up without a blueprint
The mother holding it down and wishing she didn’t have to do it alone
The single parent asking, “How long I gotta be mad?”
The old head ready to pass down wisdom
The new parent looking for something real—not sugar-coated advice
With journal prompts, affirmations, and letters from Black fathers, Raising Ours doesn’t just talk at you—it walks with you. Through the hard. Through the healing. Through the hustle of parenting Black children in a world that wasn’t built for them—but was shaped by us.
This ain’t just a book. It’s legacy. It’s presence. It’s love.
Raising Ours: A Black Parenting Guide for the New Generation
By Jahi Banks
We been here. And it’s time they knew it.
Raising Ours is a raw, real, and rooted guide to Black fatherhood—written from the soul of a Pan African raised black man, through the eyes of a man healing, growing, and raising with purpose. This is not a how-to manual. This is a mirror. A conversation. A love letter to Black parents—especially the fathers who chose to stay, lead, love, and break cycles.
Through deeply personal chapters, Jahi Banks shares his journey from trauma to therapy, from the hospital room to the living room, from silence to presence. He speaks on parenting during the pandemic, unlearning whoopings, naming children with purpose, and the sacred act of raising eyes that see us whole.
This book is for:
The Black father showing up without a blueprint
The mother holding it down and wishing she didn’t have to do it alone
The single parent asking, “How long I gotta be mad?”
The old head ready to pass down wisdom
The new parent looking for something real—not sugar-coated advice
With journal prompts, affirmations, and letters from Black fathers, Raising Ours doesn’t just talk at you—it walks with you. Through the hard. Through the healing. Through the hustle of parenting Black children in a world that wasn’t built for them—but was shaped by us.
This ain’t just a book. It’s legacy. It’s presence. It’s love.
