The young man in the backward baseball cap went on to describe life lessons he learned playing chess with his dad. How I, too, was drawn in by this thoughtful, effervescent young man who seemed almost too good to be true. Girlfriend notwithstanding, Smith’s moving his mom to L.A. must have been partly to remove her from his father’s ferocity. When the Nicest Black Man Alive’s reputation goes down in flames, racists appear to have been given fresh ammunition. “The slap was him saying, ‘I will throw my career away to show you I’m man enough to be your husband.’ ”He paused.

Source: Washington Post April 03, 2022 03:05 UTC