Welcome to the Beginning

People always ask me what made me start a business. It's simple...my son! When you become a parent (a mother in particular) you look at the world differently. Actually you look at everything differently. I started Cai's Connect (I'll get to the name later) with the shirts because of the importance of a black mother to a black son. There has been so much violence in the world over the last couple of years; but nothing traumatized me like the Netflix film When They See Us and the death of George Floyd. Being pregnant while watching When They See Us made me fear for my son. It made me scared to bring him into a world that is so ugly and biased. George Floyd calling out for his mother broke my heart. To know that one day I can't protect my son from a world that's supposed to protect my son worries me. But it is in the word "So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones." Cairo has been my strength that I never knew I had, hence the name Cai's Connect. His whole being is what electrifies through me to be a better mother, person, and so much more. He makes me want to do better. He makes me want to leave him (and the world) something to be proud of and resonate with. I hope you enjoy everything that Cai's Connect has to offer!