Daddy’s Girl, Still: He Never Came Home
Prolific politics and race writer Kirsten West Savali turns her pen toward an introspective, emotional look at life with her father—and without him.
Feminist Fathers: A Dad Makes The Case For Why Fathers Should Be Feminists
When his baby girl was born, this father checked his privilege and embraced this simple concept: feminist fathers make the world safer for their daughters.
A Black Teen Father in Pursuit: a Father’s Day Appeal For Mentors To Help Young Dads
A father who had his first child at age 15 shares his experience as a teen father and the importance of mentoring.
Living Up To the Millner Name, In Honor Of My Daddy, Who Inspires
When it comes to the "Millner" name, I've used my by-line to celebrate my father and his insistence that I excell—by any means necessary.
Love & Renewal: What My Daddy Taught Me After Mom Passed Away
I expected my father to need a lot of hand-holding at our first holiday dinner after mom died. Boy, was I wrong.
Durham, NC Father Who Lost Custody Of Son Threatens Suicide, Gets Shot By Cops
The reason behind why Derek Walker may have pulled a gun on himself and police is as shocking and heartbreaking as his death after he...
Cuz He’s Black: When African American Boys Ready Themselves For a War We Can’t Prepare Them For
Really, I have no words to add to what poet Javon Johnson says in this, his poem, “Cuz He’s Black.” All the emotion, all the...
Absentee Black Fathers: A Black Dad Says It’s Time More Brothers Take Care Of Their Children
By SHAWN TAYLOR When my daughter was born, I didn’t experience the love at first sight that so many parents talk about. In fact, I felt...
Be Inspired: Tray Chaney Of “The Wire” Uses Hip Hop To Affect The Lives Of Black Children
You know Tray Chaney as low-level drug dealer, “Poot,” from The Wire, the edgy, award-winning drama that brought profound realism to heights never before seen...
