Tag: Fatherhood
Lifting the “DEADBEAT” Vail of Today’s Fathers
By Kenneth Braswell; Executive Director of Fathers Incorporated As a child growing up in a single mother household in Brooklyn; rarely did we contemplate or talk about […]
Why Aren’t Black Males Graduating College?
1 Reason They Drop Out and 5 Critical Ways to Increase the Number of African American Males Graduating From High School By Cathleen Williams Recently, I attended […]
Believe That You Were Built To Win
By: Cassandra Mack (www.strategiesforempoweredliving.com) If you truly want to live the life that you desire, the first step is to believe that it is possible for you […]
One Day Your Boy Will Become A Man
We Owe Our Children More By Talibah Mbonisi My son thinks he has a mustache, an 8-pack and hair growing from his armpits. He’s nine and wants […]
John “James Evans” Amos speaks about Responsible Men!
John Amos was recently awarded with the Fatherhood in Media Excellence Award the Annual Fathers Incorporated Annual Dinner. This award is given to an individual that has […]
Sober, Responsible Men and Fathers Please Apply
by David Miller Raising Him Alone Campaign Honorary Board Member (Year of Responsible Men) Historically, the role of Black men and fathers has been minimized by mainstream media and […]
Snow Blindness: Black Men/White Women – Fo Real!?
by Kenneth Braswell Have you ever been in a conversation, thinking you have a sense of what you’re talking about, and the other person is looking […]
The Death of a TV Character: The Dignified African-American Working Class Father
By Dr. Janice Kelly and Kenneth Braswell Last year was the finale of ‘Everybody Hates Chris,’ as I reflect back we realized that Julius Rock played by Terry […]
A Few Good Black Men
By Kenneth Braswell, David Miller and Phillip Jackson On September 25, 2009 the lifeless body of Derrion Albert, a 16 year old student was found on a […]
Unraveling the Technological Coil of Parenting (Part 1)
By Kenneth Braswell The 1970’s was an interesting time of social development for pre teens and teenagers. Much like those before us, we grew up being raised […]
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I: A Personal Reflection through the Eyes of a Concerned Black Dad
By Kenneth Braswell I had the pleasure of speaking to an audience of over 600 dads in Jackson, Mississippi at the 8th Annual Dads of Destiny Conference. […]
Are we bold enough to protect our children?
By David Miller In the past few months bullying, or the victimization of some of our youngest citizens, had dominated national headlines. You can hardly pick up […]