fatherhood
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Why Some Fathers Are Being Left Out Of Paid Family Leave
Paid family leave is the headline of yet another white-picket-fence conversation that has failed to include the voices of black,…
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Fathers Can Make a Difference with Teamwork
Three days of panel discussions, outdoor fun for children and dads and an award ceremony capped off the latest collective…
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Black Men Challenge Narratives About Black Fatherhood
As Father's Day approaches, the conversation among some Black fathers in the District has focused on how best to counter…
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Family Overcomes Homelessness, Employment Woes
A typical late-afternoon scenario unfolds at a D.C. day care center as parents arrive to pick up their children. But…
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Dispelling the Myth of Derelict Black Fathers
The maligning of African-American men in the media as poor, unwilling, or deficient fathers continues to go mostly unabated, despite…
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EDITOR’S COLUMN: Black Men, Love Your Sons Fiercely and Say ‘Those Three Words’ Often
I've come to understand that being a Black father to a growing Black boy in a society that tends to…
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Interactive Experience Offered to Fatherless Women in D.C.
Jonetta Rose Barras and her team at the nonprofit Esther Productions, Inc., have some serious questions for young women who've…
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Myth of the ‘Absent’ Black Dad Refuted
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Contrary to the myth, though Black men are more likely to…
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10 Commandments of Fatherhood
by Pastor E.A. Deckard Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times “Nothing I’ve ever done has given me more…
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