Affection in the black household directly relates to how we learn to treat ourselves, strangers, and loved ones. Showing love, gratitude, appreciation, and kindness in your household (whether verbally or physically) regularly can ultimately affect and change your family’s bond for the better, forever.
Keep reading to learn why it’s so important to allow room for affection in black households.
Hugging
Hugging is a form of affection that is proven to not only reduce stress but also to lower blood pressure and mortality rates. The stipulation that yields over black communities, and black men in particular, of