The comments on last week's Feel-Good Friday were interesting, to say the least. While some included lots of beautiful stories and information on how their community reaches out to those who are experiencing tragedy, lack, or just gaps in their life, there were also lots of detractions. Everyone has a particular response to people's stories of difficulty and hardship, but not all of them are positive or helpful.
If you missed my point, here's the takeaway: It is a wonderful thing when individuals, churches, and the local community help those in need. Full stop. Despite anyone's best efforts, stuff happens. My family has had periods where tragic stuff has happened, much of it not of our choice or making. Had it not been for individuals, our church, family, and close friends and colleagues giving us support in a multitude of ways, we would not be here today. There are many people who are legitimately in need, who are stuck in a cycle, and can use a hand up. These people also appreciate when that help is given, and even more, when an opportunity is given that allows them to help themselves.
Sadly, the more government gets involved, the more problems and issues are exacerbated, rather than solved. We see this playing out with this shutdown debacle. Government is the problem, and rarely ever the solution.
But what is occurring in our nation is also a reflection of the younger generation, so focused on what the government and others can do for them as opposed to what they can do for themselves. I talk to my Gen X friends about their now adult Gen Z children. One of the things they don't understand is why that work ethic and self-reliance, which were embedded in us, are an issue with Gen Z. Here's my take: Learning self-reliance and how to sustain yourself starts when you are young. It is TAUGHT, as opposed to being caught. I think a lot of my friends expected that because they embodied a work ethic and self-sufficiency to their children, that their kids would automatically get it. Some do, but sadly, that has not been the case across the board. Coupled with a public school system, social groups, and even churches that would rather promote victimhood, anger, and dependency, and you have the people who voted in the trainwreck mayor-elect of New York.
But this is a Feel-Good message, and here it is: One Gen Z young man in Albany, Georgia, is choosing to be the exception, and he is the subject of this week's Feel-Good Friday.
Hat tip to my lovely colleague and editor, Stacey Matthews, aka Sister Toldjah, for dropping this idea.
This quote is attributed to Frederick Douglass: "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." Whether Douglass said it or not, it's a statement of truth. We are seeing the result of broken men play out in every bad government policy shoved down our throats. Policies that, as we are seeing in real time, fall apart as soon as parties change and you run out of people to tax.
Which is why community members who are working to better their cities and neighborhoods by building strong children should be spotlighted and honored. King Randall is one of those champions. His X School for Boys is making a huge difference in the lives of everyone — especially the boys who attend the school.
Kira Davis, our friend and former editor here at RedState, wrote about King Randall and the X School for Boys in 2022. Randall was 22 years old at that time and did what the Department of Education, with its millions of dollars in spending, could not seem to do: engage young minds, teach them discipline, character, and necessary skills, like learning to read.
What a concept.
Randall is the founder and head of the X School For Boys, a non-profit mentoring program out of Albany, GA. King founded the program when he looked around and saw too many young men, many fatherless, with nothing to do and no good place to go to find purpose and value. He didn’t see anyone around him providing guidance, so he rolled up his sleeves and started X School For Boys.
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Soon after Randall started the school, he went toe-to-toe with celebrity chaser and race grifter Roland Martin.
WATCH:
@jsk_da_prince0 King Randall projecting the spirit 🦾💪🏿
♬ Phantom - Perfect, so dystopian
Martin is slipping into irrelevancy, and Randall continues to stand strong on his purpose and principles. In 2023, a severely warped individual decided they didn't like what Randall was doing and vandalized his facility, causing thousands in damage.
Here's an actual walkthrough of some of the damages to our school. I understand hate and dislike for work, but I definitely got upset walking through again.
— King Randall, I. (@NewEmergingKing) June 26, 2023
Those who want to support: https://t.co/R4WYXwe3TF pic.twitter.com/R2Ek0tjJSE
But Randall soldiered on and stayed focused on building men so that they can build the life they desire. In 2025, the X School is still growing strong and doing incredible things for Albany and ultimately the nation. Randall teaches these kids that they are the heroes of their story. No one is coming to save them, and if they learn right, plan right, and build right, using the skills taught and their God-given talents to achieve, they can and will go far.
Teaching our boys how to repair a hole in the wall—basic home maintenance every man should know. 🛠️
— King Randall, I. (@NewEmergingKing) October 31, 2025
While others throw negativity, we keep teaching, building, and leading.
This is how you raise builders, not complainers. Heroes, not victims. This is how you build America. 👊🏾🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/GpBSVEUYDv
Teaching our boys how to repair a hole in the wall—basic home maintenance every man should know.
While others throw negativity, we keep teaching, building, and leading.
This is how you raise builders, not complainers. Heroes, not victims. This is how you build America.
Even though the core school is focused on boys, Randall believes in teaching the entire community. Someone in his Albany community asked Randall to teach the young women some basic vehicle maintenance, because Triple-A is neither affordable nor reliable.
WATCH:
Someone asked if I’d teach a group of young ladies basic vehicle maintenance—of course I said yes. 🛠️
— King Randall, I. (@NewEmergingKing) October 27, 2025
We’re teaching skills, not excuses.
Because confident, capable women make families stronger—and that makes America stronger. 👊🏾🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/xyHzjTqrZt
Someone asked if I’d teach a group of young ladies basic vehicle maintenance—of course I said yes.
We’re teaching skills, not excuses. Because confident, capable women make families stronger—and that makes America stronger.
Randall still stands for faith, family, and America. And what is more American than teaching others independence, self-sufficiency, and purpose? I love the smile on this young boy's face as he prays over lunch. More of this, please.
Before lunch, one of our boys decided he wanted to lead the prayer. 🙏🏾
— King Randall, I. (@NewEmergingKing) November 5, 2025
We teach skills & trades, but moments like this remind us what truly matters—faith, gratitude & character.
Strong men are built from the inside out. 👊🏾🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/shRtstisxE
Like Hillsdale College, Randall doesn't take any government funding or grants. The school is donor-supported and community-fueled. One person with severe TDS offered Randall $20,000, but only if he disavowed anything to do with President Donald Trump or MAGA.
Here is Randall's response.
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He wanted give us $20K if I “disassociated from MAGA.”
— King Randall, I. (@NewEmergingKing) October 25, 2025
The videos are just our boys learning trades, faith & discipline.
So why does teaching God, family & hard work automatically sound political to some? 🤔
We’re not teaching parties. We’re teaching purpose. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/bei81eLjYM
While some people demand that the government or a political or social movement give them things to change their life and circumstance, King Randall is showing a different path. One that most of us knew when we were kids, and that needs to become the rule again, rather than the exception.
To support the X School and King Randall's work, visit the website or his X page. Or even better, find a program in your own community doing this type of work and advocacy, and give them your encouragement as well as your support.
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