President Barack Obama: Father-In-Chief
Happy Father's Day to all Father's out there. There are so many wonderful fathers doing a great job raising their kids and playing an active role in the lives of their children. We sometimes forget this because the role of fatherhood has in so many ways become devalued by society. But as I've learned over the last several years, there is nothing that contributes to the strength of the family and the success of our children than having fathers in the home or playing an active role in the lives of our children.
This is why I've been so impressed by President Barack Obama not in terms of his policies but in terms of his message about fatherhood and his continuous acknowledgement to the world that the greatest role he plays to date is not that of commander-in-chief but that of father-in-chief. His acknowledgement of this is also pretty important because it helps highlight to the rest of the world that black fathers do love and care about their children despite all that they hear portrayed in the media. There are wonderful black fathers.
How do you think President Obama is changing, if at all, the perception about black fatherhood whether in our own community or on a societal basis?
This is why I've been so impressed by President Barack Obama not in terms of his policies but in terms of his message about fatherhood and his continuous acknowledgement to the world that the greatest role he plays to date is not that of commander-in-chief but that of father-in-chief. His acknowledgement of this is also pretty important because it helps highlight to the rest of the world that black fathers do love and care about their children despite all that they hear portrayed in the media. There are wonderful black fathers.
How do you think President Obama is changing, if at all, the perception about black fatherhood whether in our own community or on a societal basis?
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