Fatherless Boys: We See You. We Love You."

To every fatherless boy: We see you. We love you. You are not alone.

When Johnna Rhodes looked at her son Jamal in 2016 and realized he was growing up fatherless, she knew she had to do something. Fatherless Boys: We See You. We Love You. is the answer to that calling — a faith-rooted, healing letter written to every Black boy whose father was not there, and to every mother who refused to give up.

Whether your father is gone by death, by choice, by addiction, by prison, or by reasons you’ll never fully understand — this book speaks directly to the empty places no one else has named. Through her own family’s story, her grandmother’s living wisdom, and the unshakable truth of God’s Word, Johnna delivers a message every fatherless son needs to hear:

You are not a mistake. You are not a statistic. You are a son of the Most High God.

Inside these pages, you’ll find:

✨ A direct letter to the fatherless son — and a separate letter to his mother

✨ Honest, tasteful testimony of raising three Black sons through grief, gun violence, and absence

✨ The story of how Big Brothers Big Sisters and faithful mentors filled in the gaps

✨ Real talk about breaking generational cycles and leaving a legacy

✨ Scripture and prayer woven through every chapter

Written with the wisdom of a grandmother, the heart of a mother, and the eye of a woman who has lived every word — this book is for the son, the mama, the auntie, the grandmother, and every reader who has ever asked: Where is the book that tells the truth?

It’s here. And it was written for you.