*Jennifer Hudson appears on the September cover of “Real Simple,” where she opens up about raising her Black teen son and the “many layers he has to learn.”
“My son goes to a predominantly white school, and he has giant hair, a whole afro. He loves to walk in there with the big old ’fro and the pick in his hair. And I’m like, ‘Do you realize the statement you’re making? Know that just wearing your hair like that is a statement alone,'” she explained to the publication.
She also recalled one special mother-son moment at the White House, where she performed at the first Juneteenth ceremony.
“I want my son to be a part of those things—and his cousins and friends. Little David has a really big heart, and he always wants to include them. So I said, ‘I’ll sing, but I have to bring my boys,’ ” Hudson recounted.
“And I told the guys, ‘When you all get old and you have children, you’re going to say, ‘I was there for the first Juneteenth.’ And to be able to sing for it—that’s something I will never forget.”
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Hudson returns to her eponymous talk show this fall while her son begins high school, marking a special time for them both.
“David and I joke that we’re both starting a new school year! My son has a busy schedule, and I love to be there for him, so I’m learning how to juggle this newness,” she said.
“It used to be I’d hold your hand and take you to the park. Now it’s like, how do I mother you? Figuring that out. And how do we exist in this new space?”
The “American Idol” alum added, “Being a mom of a Black son, you have to make him conscious of and aware of certain things—who he is within the world. And there’s so many layers he has to learn! But he’s at an age where he can fully understand it. And he’s so evolved beyond what I could ever imagine.”
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Hudson also noted that “my biggest thing is getting his priorities in order.”
“Knowing education comes first, clean your room, and help take care of home. Learn how to help out and contribute. Those are things that he is learning,” she explained.
“The more responsible you show to be, then the more you’re allowed to do,” Hudson said.
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