“My story is like a lot of other Black kids and how their story and how they came up. It was all about surviving. I don’t want my son to feel like he has to survive.'
CLEVELAND, Ohio - American children are facing a crisis: Too many kids are growing up without a father.
“For me, it’s fun,” Jackson Sr. said about investing in and loving his son. “It’s challenging, some tired nights, but it’s an amazing ride.” In 2020, 18.3 million children were living without a biological, step, or adoptive father in the home, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. “I feel like it’s just great having both my dad and my mother in the picture, being able to support me, give me advice and all that good stuff,” Adam Jr. said.
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