Counter Stories: The myth of the absent black father

Do African-American fathers need to have "at home" status to have a role and impact as parents?

This time, we'll examine the myth of the absent black father, and how that stereotype reinforces how the majority culture judges many black men.

Are Caucasian fathers and other minority dads in similar circumstances stamped the same way?

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