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    Black fathers - present and accounted for!

    My father died when I was just 12.  In fact, it was two days before my 12th birthday.  It was an aweful time for my family.  We persevered through the teen years me and my brother and sister experienced and all went to college.  Our father  left an indelible mark on our lives.  He'd put some things in place that remained in place even after his death.  Things like be home before the street lights come on; do well in school and respect your elders came naturally after all his years of indoctrination.

    My father set the tone for our home. He was a swift and severe disciplinarian who was just as quick at smiling, laughing and encouraging us.  I can still see him throwing my baby brother around to my mother's horror and my brother's glee. He always worked multiple jobs to take care of us. He helped me see what I did and didn't want in a husband for me and a father for my children.

    There are millions of Black men out there today who are doing the same thing.  Unfortunately, it's the deadbeats who get most of the media play.  Until President OBama came along, the media had the world thinking that good fathers do not exist in the Black community.  In fact, they now have portrayed him as an anomaly as opposed to one of millions.  Black men everywhere are acting daddies to the children they have fathered.  These men have partnered with the mothers of their children and are making co-parenting work.  They are present and available, addressing the needs of their children and sometimes the needs of the mothers.

    I thank God for my father's impression on me that has remained for over 30 years.  I thank God for the millions of Black fathers everywhere who are teaching their sons to be men and their daughters what to accept from men.  President Obama is not an anomaly.  He is one in an army of millions.

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