FREE EVENT · AUGUST 15, 2026 · DESOTO, TX
The Tools Our Fathers Never Had.
A film screening + community conversation for Black men.
A free afternoon to watch the short film Generations and sit in an honest, facilitated conversation about partnership, fatherhood, and what we inherit. No cost. Food provided.
Now Screening · Generations — A Short Film
What this is
A room built for the conversation we were never given.
Most of us were raised by men who were trying their best with what they had. Men who loved hard but didn't always know how to say it. Men who showed up to work every day but sometimes couldn't show up to the conversation. That's not failure. That's inheritance.
"The Tools Our Fathers Never Had." is a free community event that brings Black men together to watch the short film Generations — a powerful visual meditation on Black love, fatherhood, and the weight of expectation across time — and then sit in an honest, facilitated conversation about what it means to be a partner, a father, and a man in this moment.
This is not therapy. This is not church. This is a room of brothers doing what we rarely give ourselves permission to do: be real with each other.
This room is for you if…
You don't need another self-help book. You need the room.
01
You're navigating love.
You're in a relationship — or want to be — and you want to go in prepared, not hoping.
02
You think about your father.
What he passed down. What he couldn't. What you want to do differently.
03
You're ready to be real.
Ready to have the kind of conversation Black men don't usually get invited into.
The details
One afternoon. Forty seats.
Date & Time
August 15, 2026
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Location
DeSoto Public Library
Meeting Space · 211 E Pleasant Run Rd, Suite C, DeSoto, TX 75115
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Free
Food provided · Seats limited to 40
Run of show
How the afternoon flows.
Doors Open & Welcome
Grab food, get settled, meet the room.
Film Screening: Generations
A short film exploring Black love, marriage, and fatherhood across generations.
Opening Reflection
A brief facilitated opening on accountability — to self and to your village.
Community Conversation
A guided, open discussion for Black men. What did we inherit? What are we building? What does the next generation get to receive from us?
Closing + Resources
Leave with something: reflections, connections, next steps.
Fellowship
Informal time to connect. The conversation continues.
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One more thing
Space is limited to forty seats.
Food is provided. No cost to attend. No application required. Just show up — and bring the version of yourself that's ready for the conversation.
