'The Cave Of Adullam' Interview: Laurence Fishburne And Jason Wilson Discuss The Examination of Black Boyhood Through A Vulnerable Lens
uses a quote from Frederick Douglas for reference, “It’s easier to raise boys than repair broken men.” Through martial arts, meditation, discipline and emotional expression, he’s helping the young men of Detroit carve create a new way of living beyond the temptations of crime and gang culture.
We had a video that went viral on YouTube called breaking through emotional barriers in 2016. When it went viral, I was contacted by three film producers, one of which was Roy Bank. He stayed in touch over the years and I decided to move forward with him. Fast forward and Lawrence sees the sizzle reel. Roy brought Jason to our attention, told us about him, his program, his ideas, what he was doing, showed us a little bit of a sizzle.
Women play a big role in your process. Not only do you present as a father figure, but you also honor the mothers as well. Can you expand on that? We help a lot of single parent homes where women are the sole provider, but there is a mix. We have two single fathers who enrolled their sons in the Cave. What we try to do is give mothers an opportunity to be nurturers. Look, I’m a great nurturer, but I can’t match the nurturing love of my wife– even on my best day.
The principles you teach in the Cave have universal sensibilities. Do you think this documentary can be used as a lesson for boys worldwide? And is there a plan to expand the Cave behind the city of Detroit?On my Instagram I would say over 70 percent of the direct messages I received are from men of different ethnic backgrounds. I wrote a book in 2019 called.
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