The World needs Men. Men are the key architects of our bridge to the future. And our children are our future – our bridge to the future. Yes, Men ARE necessary. Every day in their usual unassuming way, Men offer each of us valuable life lessons. Life lessons about honor – that one’s word should be one’s bond. If you say you are going to do something, then you must do what you say you are going to do and then do it – no excuse . . . no complaints. Just go about the business of delivering what you have promised. Men offer ...
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Through IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD® -- TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES ( www.amazon.com; www.xlibris.com; www.borders.com; www.fetchit.com ), sixteen Men from diverse backgrounds and diverse geographic locations – STEPHEN BASKERVILLE, PH.D., MUHAMMAD NASSER BEY, RANDY L. COLLINS, LEONARD DANTZLER, WARREN FARRELL, PH.D., DALE FRAZA, THOMAS R. GOLDEN, LCSW, THE LATE L.T. HENRY, THOMAS HOERNER, GARY A. JOHNSON, JAMES KENNEDY, THOMAS LESSMAN, ALVIN F. POUSSAINT, M.D., MARTIN G. RAMEY, ALMAS JAMIL SAMI’ and JOEP ZANDER – in essays and interviews compiled by DIANE A. SEARS , speak from the depths of their souls about why Men – especially Men who are Fathers are redefining Fatherhood through the creation of ...
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THE HOUSE OF UMOJA, INC. AND THE NATIONAL 2007 MILLION FATHER MARCH INSPIRE FATHERS TO REDEFINE THEIR ROLES, ENERGIZE A PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND REKINDLE COMMUNITY SPIRIT BY: D.A. Sears Philadelphia. It is considered by many to be The Next Great American City. Nestled between New York and Washington, D.C. along the Northeast Corridor of the United States, it is the nation’s fifth largest city and its fourth largest media market. When one thinks of Philadelphia – The Next Great American City -- visions of Kelly Drive, Fairmount Park, Penns Landing, Boathouse Row, museums, world-class universities and unique cuisine in the form of soft ...
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I recently met a man who has two children -- a son and a daughter. He refers to them freely in those terms: my son . . . my daughter . What I later learned was that he fathered neither of his children in the biological sense. Yet he raised them as his own and in every meaningful sense of the word, he fathered them. So what is fathering all about? Do we ask that about mothering ? I think not -- at least not as often. Many think of fathers as the go-to guy for money and things -- stuff. Sadly, many women ...
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Warning -- this is not going to be pleasant. There are dads out there who are nothing more than 20th and 21st century Johnny Appleseeds. They spread their seeds wherever they go, many of them sprouting. While these sprouts get some kind of nourishment, they get very little nurturing from their male planters. The Johnny Appleseed types don't stick around to provide nurturing, and contribute little to the sprouts' nourishment, hence the need for motions for contempt in family courts across the nation. Many of the little sprouts, despite their lack of proper attention from their dads, grow to be not just big and ...
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