Menu
The absence of the black father is an ongoing crisis in the black community.
According to Fathers.com, “children from fatherless homes are more likely to be poor, become involved in drug and alcohol abuse, drop out of school, and suffer from health and emotional problems.” Kimberly Mitchel gives her own firsthand experiences of growing up fatherless. “I had many unanswered questions about why my father was not present,” say Kimberly Mitchell Kimberly Mitchell learned to accept that her father was not going to be around and leaned on her grandfather as her father figure. Today Kimberly Mitchell is grown and have not fallen prey to the statistics of society for black girls that are fatherless such as “girls are more likely to become pregnant as teens.” Willie Morris, a black minister, became the fatherless at 11 years old due to his father passing away from kidney failure. Morris was traumatized emotionally and mentally after his father passed. “I was angry and acted up in school, because I did not know how to cope with losing my dad.” Morris encourages those of the black community that suffers from the absence of their father, alive or deceased, to make a conscience decision to be successful and do what is necessary to be the best version of yourself.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorHello my name Seth Mitchell. I am a vibrant and energetic personality. I'm a native of Arkansas and now reside in Missouri. I am a Life and Culture journalist covering stories that are meaningful and entertaining to the people of color (Black and Brown communities) and minorities in Northeast Arkansas. Archives
February 2022
|
Photos used under Creative Commons from Kheel Center, Cornell University Library, Pest15