Daddy Wasn’t There

The Effects of Absentee Fathering

 Will the REAL Black Men PLEASE stand up?

A young Black woman filled with rage stamps front stage. Pointing her fingers and waving her hands she riles a diverse audience. A series of censored profanities surge from her vocals. After a well executed made for reality TV drama scene, she anxiously awaits the object of frustration. A Black male then emerges. The crowd veraciously demonstrates disapproval of the alleged absent fa...

Does It Really Take Two to Make A Thing Go Right?

Who needs love when you got money? A large number of upper and middle class Americans have changed their “I do’s” to “I might” one day. In the days when Big Mama and Paw-Paw was coming up, it was part of the social order to get a little education, find a job, get hitched and raise Junior. The family code was protected at all costs. If Junior was conceived before vows were traded, a judge-signed document was to unhesitantly follow....