According to the modern-day civil-rights establishment, most of the problems that currently afflict African Americans result directly from the intractable white racism that allegedly continues to plague blacks in every region of the country — across all age groups, all educational levels, and all income brackets. This civil-rights elite largely ignores the role of issues…
Read moreWhat do Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, Bill Cosby and this man have in common? “Responsi-damn-bility.”
I’ll tell you what Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, Bill Cosby, Frederick Wilson II and Clayton Craddock all have in common….the message of taking personal responsibility for your actions. Or, as my man in the video below said, “responsi-damn-bility.” I hope more people can hear this message, again, because it seems to have been repeated…
Read moreThe Brotherhood of the Stay-at-Home Dad
An excerpt from this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/fashion/the-brotherhood-of-the-stay-at-home-dad.html “Choo-choo-wa! Choo-choo-wa! Choo-choo-wa-wa-wah!” The words — the theme song of a children’s cartoon — were being bellowed by six grown men huddled on a makeshift stage in a hotel banquet room. The song leader, an education specialist, held up a baby rattle. “What can we do to encourage play?”…
Read moreNew Photo Series ‘The Fatherhood Project’ Smashes Absent Black Father Stereotype
We love our kids just as much as any other human being. Don’t get the story twisted. Many times the balck man is FORCED out of his home. I was not going to allow that to happen with me and my kids during my divorce – neither should anyone else. Our kids need our guidance,…
Read moreIt’s Time To Push Back Against Feminist Bullies
An excerpt from this article: http://thefederalist.com/2014/11/17/its-time-to-push-back-against-feminist-bullies/ How many times have you heard the line that feminism is simply “the radical notion that women are people”? And when was the last time you thought that sentiment even remotely expressed whatever the h-e-double-hockey-sticks is going on in feminism these days? In the last week alone, we saw the…
Read morePhotographs that Challenge the Stereotype of the Absent Black Father
If you trust the image painted by popular culture and the media at large, it’s easy to come to the assumption that African-American fatherhood is something of an oxymoron. The stereotype depicts black fathers as universally absent, uncaring or otherwise uninvolved. But as with most stereotypes, it misses the mark. And photographer Zun Lee‘s powerful…
Read moreNoncustodial parent visitation rights bill signed into law |
OKLAHOMA CITY – Law-abiding noncustodial parents will no longer have to deal with having their visitation rights ignored or violated thanks to legislation signed into law Tuesday. Senate Bill 1612, by Sen. Ron Sharp and Rep. Jon Echols, will ensure that custodial parents honor court-ordered visitation schedules for noncustodial parents or face punishment. “This bill…
Read moreJASON PATRIC CASE UNDERSCORES NEED FOR FAMILY COURT REFORM
An excerpt from this article by Rita Fuerst Adams, National Executive Director, National Parents Organization The momentous research favoring shared parenting coincides with statistics that demonstrate the negative impacts our broken system has on our children. An overwhelming amount of federal data demonstrates this fact by showing that children raised by single parents account for:…
Read moreHow Having a Son Changed Me
I think this woman is a fantastic example of what people are supposed to be – compassionate, of both sexes. This is a feminist mother who isn’t interested in pushing feminist dogma onto her son and training him to be what feminist theory says about men. She’s interested in doing what’s best for him. She is…
Read moreAn open letter to fathers who work too much
A very interesting perspective: Fathers who work too much: I’m sure you know that your family appreciates your hard work. They’re thankful for your sacrifices, and that you provide for them financially. But they want something much more than the money you earn. They want you. Your wife and children might not say it often…
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