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D.L. Hughley jokes with the crew about the week’s hot topics, including President Obama’s rough week, “Dancing with the Stars” and how fathers get the short…

In a wild turn of events, Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade’s ex-wife Siovaughn was arrested over the weekend after refusing to return her sons to Dwayne’s custody in time for Father’s Day. Dwyane Wade has temporary full custody of his sons Zaire and Zion.  Their mother, Siohvaughn, was given visitation rights.  But this past weekend, she allegedly did […]

Father’s Day is a celebration. No, men don’t deserve a special award for fathering their children, but they do deserve to be shown appreciation for their roles in our lives.  Here are some great activities for that special dad in your life. 1. Sports Outing– Rather if that special dad in your life likes Golf, […]

5. Teach his daughter how to love/ be loved. The first couple of years in a young girl’s life are crucial. It is then that she is mostly influenced by her surroundings. She is a sponge. The way dad loves mom is the way she will allow a man to love her (most of the […]

With Father’s Day around the corner, President Obama today admitted that  his wife once scolded him for suggesting it was a “forgotten holiday.” Over lunch with campaign supporters in downtown Washington, the president complained that people tended to make a bigger deal out of Mother’s Day. “There was one year that I got a tie or something, […]

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This bit of prose is dedicated to my Husband, his Father, and of course, my own Dad.  Happy Father’s Day! Its interesting how it begins…

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Elev8.com ‘s Father’s Day Special Essays It is almost the third week of June. Honestly, its one of the best times of the year for…

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Elev8.com ‘s Father’s Day Special Essays From birth to death and every step in between, the greatest occurrences in any life are often preceded by…

Hallmark’s Mahogany Brand creates greeting cards specifically designed for African-American consumers. For this Father’s Day, they created 66 culturally relevant designs for African-Americans, and a few of these celebrated Black mothers. With 2 out of 3 Black homes solely ran by an African-American women, was Hallmark’s decision a good business choice, or an insult to […]

While there are many sons and daughters who were abandoned by their dads or never met them, there are many who had their father’s pass away at an early age. This is the story of contributing editor for TheGrio.com, Goldie Taylor. Her dad was murdered when she was 5 years old. Ever since, she’s lived […]

In a new survey conducted and released by TheRoot.com, Black fathers overwhelmingly responded that they are viewed in a “negative manner” in society. Close to 80 percent of Black men believe they get a bad rap. Sixty-four percent blame the media — TV, film, newspapers and magazines — primarily for the ways in which black […]