As a father and as a president, Obama has humanized and deepened the image of black men. In all of the unforeseen challenges ahead in this second term, domestic and foreign, I hope he continues to lead with his heart.
It's Father's Day, and it's time for all of us Daddy's girls and boys to celebrate the man that was partly responsible for our place in this world. ...
What has a new time of unfettered female achievement done to the centuries-honed relationship between fathers and daughters; particularly the balance of power?
Upon learning of the inevitable arrival of a child into my life, I was faced with having to give up that which I considered priceless: my time. Now that I'm a father with some years on me, I can barely remember what I was doing with all the time I had as a single, kid-free man.
Recently, while thinking of my own grandfather, I began to wonder, what if you could take the best parts of an old school dad and merge them with the best parts of a new school dad.
The days of "Do as I say and not as I do" are over. Today's kids, who are always-on, are tech-savvy and have 24/7 Internet access to information which they can use to dispute you.
My only son turned five years old last week. He is a handsome, articulate, energetic, intelligent, fun-loving and gentle young man. He is the apple of my eye! There's only one problem; he is Black.
June is here. Cue the gloom and doom stories about the state of the black family, and the finger pointing as we figure out who to blame. Unfortunate...
Father's Day can be a dilemma when you have a complicated relationship with your dad.
Here's a hint for all those still scratching their heads about those missing black fathers: Look in prison.
A measure of the society's meritocracy is the extent to which advantage and disadvantage are passed from parents to children.
When I hear a healthy debate about fathers, when I see Take Back Your Family on the bestseller list, or pictures of Obama with his daughters, it lets me know a positive change is taking place.
