Father’s day has come and gone again for this year but the myths and memes about black fathers live on. We know how black women are portrayed as welfare queens and grifters. We know young black men are cast as thugs and young black women as promiscuous. There is push-back against all of those stereotypes from those of us on the left but it’s important to do some myth-busting about the group that rarely garners respect – outside our own community.
Black fathers.
Would like you to read the three following articles:
6 Actual Facts Shatter the Biggest Stereotypes of Black Fathers
1. Black fathers are not conditioned to be absent.
2. Black fathers contribute to their children’s educational success.
3. Black fathers are statistically more likely to be stay-at-home dads.
4. Black fathers are not fueling out of wedlock births on their own.
5. Black fathers are not prejudiced against black women.
6. The prison pipeline targets black fathers, shattering nuclear families.
5 Lies We Should Stop Telling About Black Fatherhood
Black Fathers Aren’t Involved In Their Children’s Lives
The Increasing Number of Single-Parent Homes Is Exclusively A Black Problem
The Number Of Un-wed Mothers Is a Statement on Morality In The Black Community
Men Who Didn’t Have Fathers Won’t Make Good Fathers
Black Fathers Are An Anomaly
The Myth Of The Absent Black Father
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published new data on the role that American fathers play in parenting their children. Most of the CDC’s previous research on family life – which the agency explores as an important contributor to public health and child development – has focused exclusively on mothers. But the latest data finds that the stereotypical gender imbalance in this area doesn’t hold true, and dads are just as hands-on when it comes to raising their kids.
That includes African-American fathers.
In fact, in its coverage of the study, the Los Angeles Times noted that the results “defy stereotypes about black fatherhood” because the CDC found that black dads are more involved with their kids on a daily basis than dads from other racial groups
I had a black father. Many of my relatives are black fathers. My friends had and have black fathers.
Are all dads wonderful? Nope. No matter their color.
But to single out black men as the villains is wrong.
Thanks Dad. Every day, not just on Father’s Day.
Cross-posted from Black Kos
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