The Black Cave

08/25/2026

Let’s Talk S*x! Jesse

08/23/2026

08/23/2026

If we want Black men to love with greater freedom, father with greater emotional presence, and move through the world without having to translate every difficult feeling into composure before they believe they’re allowed to express it, then we have to reconsider what we’re teaching Black boys about manhood in the first place. A child shouldn’t have to become indispensable before he learns that he is worthy of care. He shouldn’t know how to protect everybody around him while remaining unfamiliar with what it feels like to be emotionally protected himself. He shouldn’t reach adulthood knowing how to endure almost anything while having no language for the grief, fear, shame, tenderness, exhaustion, or longing that endurance left behind. Black boys deserve an inheritance more expansive than survival. They deserve to learn that masculinity can hold responsibility without worshipping it, tenderness doesn’t weaken authority, receiving care isn’t evidence of dependency, and asking for help doesn’t diminish whatever strength the world has already required them to develop. They deserve fathers, mothers, families, friendships, communities, and eventually partners who understand that emotional honesty isn’t an indulgence added onto manhood after the important work is finished; it’s part of becoming a whole human being. Because the goal can’t simply be to raise Black boys who know how to withstand what life places on their shoulders. We have already seen generations of Black men become extraordinary at carrying burdens they were never meant to carry in isolation.

08/09/2026

WELCOME TO HAPPY HOUR!!

LIVE LIKE AN ICON partnered with MONTGOMERY PRIDE UNITED to create a space to commemorate SOUTHERN HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY with it's inaugural event series, HAPPY HOUR!

COME ON OUT AND BE HAPPY!!

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DATE: 8/20

LOCATION: KRU ON MT MEIGS, 2118 MT MEIGS RD

TIME: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

ATTIRE: COME AS YOU ARE

We can not wait to start networking with the community!!

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HAPPY HOUR is a high-energy, low-barrier networking experience designed to move social engagement into real-world interaction. With minimal programming and an intentionally relaxed atmosphere, HAPPY HOUR prioritizes organic conversations, social discovery, and community building.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive as they are—no pitches required. Music, light facilitation, and social human prompting will help break the ice while leaving space for natural connection.

RSVP HERE: https://www.livelikeanicon.com/events-1/happy-hour-shaad-event-kru

08/01/2026