Former NFL player Marcus Smith II pens children's book for 'modern Black dads'
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His new book, "Bathtime with Rai" celebrates the bond between father and daughter.https://www.instagram.com/p/CBByOKFgnpD"From nostalgic moments to laughs and giggles, Bathtime with Rai delightfully chronicles all the exchanges of love amidst a favorite nighttime ritual," reads a description of the book.Smith, who was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles during the first round of the 2014 NFL draft, told Access that he takes parenting inspiration from Kobe Bryant, who was a proud girl dad."I look at him and his daughters' relationship, and I feel like that's what a daughter/father relationship should look like," Smith said.
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