Even the most capable of Black fathers face challenges unique to Black men, and for some they are insurmountable
That truth does not deny the many men like my father who rise up to be great Black men, to be loving parents and role models to young boys and girls and families. They are business leaders, teachers, pastors, professionals, labourers, working hard for their families like fathers of all stripes, faiths and communities.
However, even the most capable of Black fathers face challenges unique to Black men, and for some they are insurmountable. There is a special focus on Black fathers and on Black men that I believe is unique to the Black community. It isn’t a rose-coloured spotlight. It is a focus that generates and cultivates and grows the spreading of suspicion and suggestion of negative innuendo about Black fathers and Black men. It is one that perpetuates anti-Black racism with the objective of keeping Black men silenced, weak and cornered in a cover of darkness — a reflection of their skin colour.
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