Reach - Then Teach

Author: Derrick Brown

"Reach - Then Teach" offers host Derrick Brown's wisdom earned through life lessons learned about mentoring, mediation, and problem solving. The show uses "standup storytelling" (commentary, teaching, spoken word (poetry), rap, and song) to deliver compelling, thematic, personal narratives about love, change, equality, power, (self-)control, and purpose. Popular segments include "Dear Hannah (Letters To My Daughter)", "Fight The Good Fight", "LEarning", and "The BIG Picture." Visit reachthenteach.com to join our mailing list and sponsor our work!
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Dear Hannah: LEarning (Stand Your Ground (Family Reunion 2018 Remix)) (02m55sec)
Monday, 23 March, 2026

Dear Hannah,Sometimes things happen that upset us. We have to feel what we feel, take the time to heal, remember what is real, and keep moving forward ...As I lay me down to sleepI kiss my wife and ponder deepI wonder why, and that's OKAnswers tomorrow are questions todayThen I kneel and start to prayAsk the Lord to have His wayStay focused on a future dayHope to keep all harm at baySo my baby girl can playJump on me, yell "Daddy, yay!"Master piano, dance balletTell her about our wedding dayHow to wait for her fiance'Relationships begin with "hey"Then take their course - la vie c'estDo her work for more than payKnow when to go, and when to stayCorrect her course if she should straySee that this world is still cray crayThe brave are scared to disobeyBut sometimes do it anywayThe fools rush in, the wise surveyThink twice, act once - avoid the frayAccountable talk never starts with "they"Power is more than being able to swayThen I reach "amen" and rise againReady to embark, engage and winEyes wide shut, but with open heartThe game ain't fair, so play it smartThe road ahead is still paved with LIFEDespite all circumstance and strifeShe can change the world if I maintainStay on my grind, and in my laneLove,Daddy(Author of "A Long Walk … Towards Care, Concern, Respect, and Advocacy")