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Barack Obama

Obama Goes After Black Fathers Again

Fatherhood in black culture is laced with explosives. President Barack Obama seems to have a taste for pyrotechnics. On Friday, he hit his old Chicago stomping grounds to speak at Hyde Park Academy. The hot button issue in the Chi these days continue to be guns and violence, but Obama didn’t spend much time on…

Did Your Dad Do Your Hair?
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fatherhood

Did Your Dad Do Your Hair?

Daddy-daughter moments can be among the most memorable and poignant in a young woman’s life. If your dad was particularly hands-on when you were a little girl, you may still remember him picking out your outfits, overseeing bath time, or struggling to style your hair. Because each of these activities is still overwhelmingly considered to…