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Last Thursday afternoon, a dispute over a handicapped parking space turned fatal in Pinellas County, Florida. Local authorities announced they will not arrest the man who killed another man as the incident falls under Florida’s self-defense law, known as “Stand Your Ground.”

I don’t have any children of my own, so take everything I say here with a grain of salt. You can use whatever can be distilled from my tears, if you have to. They don’t have any other use, I am told. I don’t have any children of my own, but I have been a […]

Groundbreaking motion picture Moonlight continues to be celebrated. It was a box office success, won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and audiences everyone adored the film. However, the citizens of Miami, and Liberty City, specifically, view the film as a shining beacon on their life experiences . To show how proud local residents are of the […]

Soledad O’Brien has been known to be very candid about systemic oppression and racism in the United States. She did just that on Sunday when talking to CNN commentators about Donald Trump and the ways that mainstream media outlets cover his campaign surrogates.

Last year, Chicago couple, Kordale and Kaleb Lewis went viral after a picture of them doing their daughters’ hair went viral. Now the family is starring in a commercial for Nikon.

The following post originally appeared on thyblackman.com under the title of “Killing Daddy’s Little Girl.” By: Thy Black Man With this Article I want to address the nation-wide seriousness of the Dead Beat Father Syndrome. This is a sickness that has destroyed generation after generation of young girls without any justice being given to these children. And […]

A Pennsylvania high school graduation was brought to a complete standstill after a U.S. Army sergeant surprised his son at the ceremony. U.S. Army Sgt. Owen Neuville was deployed to Afghanistan a few months ago, but he managed to arrive just in time for his son Dashaun’s big moment. 

In January, an Instagram photo of two black gay dads taking care of their young daughters went viral. The image garnered mixed reactions, but also a memoir written by one of the dads. 

  A recent college grad got the shock of her life when her dad surprised her at her graduation. Ruby Robinson, a graduate of the Columbia Engineering School, assumed that her father, U.S. Army Reserve Captain Keith Robinson, would not be able to attend the ceremony due to deployment in Afghanistan. 

  A viral image of two black fathers prepping their daughters for school has caused some members of Black Twitter to respond in outrage. The photo shows Kaleb and Kordell and their two daughters behaving like any normal family on a school day. The picture was posted on the couple’s Instagram account with the caption “Being a […]

One of two teen girls who posted a picture dressed in Blackface after being “n***ers” for Halloween has responded to criticism for her costume choice. The teen had a message for African Americans, telling them the stop worrying about her costume and to start worrying about where their fathers are.

Usually black dads aren’t the first to be associated with the father of the year award. But we know that for every single negative image of a black dad that we see, there’s a man out there who deserves to be celebrated. One book is doing just that.