My son, Kiyan sees the world clearly. He’s 16, thoughtful, and angry in the right way. When he saw the racial injustice dominating the headlines, he didn’t go online to argue. He picked up a brush.
He painted Huey Freeman from The Boondocks, a character who has always challenged authority and spoken truth to power. Then he put the portrait on eBay, opened bidding at £15, and decided every penny will go to Black Lives Matter.
What I love is how he framed it. Black culture isn’t something distant or niche. It shapes music, language, art, sport, humour, style. It influences almost every part of daily life. He wanted people to see that. To feel it. To support it.
It’s a small act, but it’s his act. A choice to do something instead of nothing.
