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Absent Dad Teaches Parenting Lessons You’ll Never Forget

June 5, 2017 by Christopher Persley

When people ask me at this time of year to reflect on what I learned from my absent father, I tend to get a little resentful.

Filed Under: National, relationships Tagged With: absentee father, black fathers, Father's Day, holidays, life lessons

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Glen Henry is Beleaf: Musician, Artist, Modern Father Figure

May 16, 2017 by Mike Heenan

Hip-hop artist and YouTube dad Beleaf (Glen Henry) talks about his new album, family, race, and his possible exit from his performing days.

Filed Under: entertainment, National Tagged With: Beleaf, black fathers, ethnicity/race, music

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Beleaf ‘In Fatherhood’ a Hip-Hop National Anthem for Dads

May 11, 2017 by Mike Heenan

YouTuber and musician Beleaf’s In Fatherhood places an emphasis on family, immediate and extended, and the need for supporting each other.

Filed Under: entertainment, National Tagged With: Beleaf, black fathers, music, review

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Blending Families of Different Races Brings Great Challenges, Blessings

March 29, 2017 by Guest Contributor

Successfully blending families through marriage requires patience. When you are also blending race, it becomes a balancing act.

Filed Under: relationships Tagged With: black fathers, divorce, ethnicity/race, marriage, racism, spouses and partners, stereotypes

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Melody Ellison: American Girl Enters the Civil Rights Movement

February 2, 2017 by Creed Anthony

American Girl has created a new African American doll, Melody Ellison, with a backstory based around the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.

Filed Under: entertainment Tagged With: black fathers, dolls, ethnicity/race, play, race, toys

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Book Review: Raising Supaman

May 25, 2016 by Jeff Tepper

Raising Supaman by Nathaniel A. Turner is a collection of letters he wrote to his son, which exemplify his thoughts about fatherhood. Here’s what we thought of it.

Filed Under: Dallas, relationships Tagged With: black fathers, books, review, sons

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