Opinions
Dad to son: A secret to get ahead
ESSAY - What about a child’s shot at the pros? Quick answer: much worse. For example, the boy who wants to be a pro baseball player has a 0.4 percent chance...
My father called: Gays, marriage and the evolving black perspective
ESSAY - My father is a perfect barometer for our country's shift on equal rights when it comes to marriage. He has experienced first hand the cruel Jim Crow system. He's seen the villainous racism that drove his father out of Mississippi...
How to find time for love as an entrepreneur
OPINION - Many entrepreneurs can attest that moving from dream to reality takes a considerable amount of blood, sweat and tears...
A home with two fathers, and no shortage of love
ESSAY - Our children see us as their parents, not their gay dads. We are working every day to be the best parents we can be, but North Carolina won't legally recognize our parental devotion...
Photo series on black dads seeks to counter stereotypes
ESSAY - Former 'Survivor' contestant Sabrina Thompson invites us all to send in photos for her 'Fatherhood Is…' social media campaign that highlights great black fathers...
Should African-Americans discuss absent black fathers publicly?
OPINION - Are the president’s remarks about fatherlessness being twisted in the public sphere and used to support the caricature of pathological blackness many Americans still have?...
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