African american Single Fathers?
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I commend them their are not enough of those out there who are willing to take on that responsibility.If you are one give yourself a pat on the back.
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Yes, there are many. The only problem is that Guys, ages 35 and 45, and still single must be real playboys, or reverend fathers!!!..
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Black Africa, as I am an African American and I favor that which only a Black man can have in abundance...Black African Polygamy. Why? It is what will resurrect my family/extended family the quickest after long-term colonization/platationism  when I return to Africa permanently in early 2007. As the Black male and the Black female in America have been duped or put in the trick bag for so many centuries now, they are only about battling each other now, no harmony. \nMost in America discussing or trying to do polygamy know very little if anything about it really. Even Africans in africa today are so colonized and polluted by euro-religions/education, they too have forgotten the value of polygamy in most cases. True polygamy is centered around Vodou and agriculture. Traditions say a man can not have sexual relations with his wife when she is pregnant. She is to go live with her family until the baby is born and wait a few months thereafter to return to the husband's house.  I am just going to touch a few reasons for polygamy. Such a lifestyle also keeps women from needing jobs and being under other men for most of the day instead of their husband; increasing divorce which is the most common in monogamous America and secondly, Britain. Polygamous Vodoun women have the time to take care of their Ancestors and upkeep of the shrines of the various dieties. At periodical times of the year, each wife has to prepare and transact a festive celebration for the particular diety she is initiated to. So time with her husband is limited or not at all for that period. Polygamy erases the need for senior citizens homes and baby-sitting daycare services. Polygamy give a husband tons of options to develop a variety of home-based businesses for his wives, especially online. Polygamous wives have far more freedom to be themselves than monogamous wives any place on Earth. Polygamy bring large groups of people/families together for the good of the whole and cuts down community crime. The real reason you hear the old saying, "It takes a village to raise a child". I could add plenty more reasons but by now you understand my position.\nWhile I am in Africa, have been many times and stayed up to one year at a time, I will pick my wives form several African countries and tribes/clans. Why? To unite Africa through her women. The real wealth of Africa! A knowledgeable Afr. American man can take a group of African women and gain enough wealth within 5 years and past up Oprah Winfrey on the world's richest people's list, no problem!
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Where are you getting you information to be sure that this is true? Unless you interviewed and surveyed each and every Black man, White man,  and women of all races on that subject and got those answers that you are posting,  you are just generalizing what you see around you not actual fact. I live in New York and see quite the opposite of what you have seen. I have seen people all of different races going out with and married to Black men. I have a friend who name is Arthur that is married to a Japanese woman and a friend who passed recently, that was married to a Chinese woman and they have a son together. As far as Black men and Hispanic/ Latin women, I have seen plenty of my Black male friends married or  engaged to Latinas that  they have children with. I am wondering what area do you live at because where I live, it is really diverse and that is my truth.
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just because hes a black man?
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Thank you Pale Rider for asking these questions.\nI wish I had an easy answer for this, because it is one that my sisters and girlfriends are always asking ourselves.\nBlack men are failing themselves, first and foremost.\nThere are a great deal of them that are true heroes that step to the bat and take responsibility. I don't want to leave that out, because it hurts to get bunched up with the bad apples and not be appreciated for trying.\n\nThat being said, there are a great deal of black men that are suffering from a lack of true mental development. They never make the transition from irresponsible teenager to responsible adult man. Their children are viewed as the woman's child, not theirs. Their American dream looks like a 50 Cent/P-Diddy video. I've seen this with a lot of men of all ethnic backgrounds, but when you are black and in the United States you cannot afford to be this way.\n\nAnother factor to take a look at is most black people in the United States are running around with Post traumatic syndrome. It is a direct side-effect of U.S. brand racism and classism. We suffer great deal of "self-dissociation" both on an individual level and on a collective consciousness level.\n\nBlack women want that American dream with the house and picket fence. We get caught up in day-to-day struggles and so we lose patience when our men are don't step up and carry their own weight. We feel sometimes that they want too much credit for doing what everyone does and should do: take responsibility for their actions. We forget sometimes that our men struggle too. We need to be more supportive and less enabling.\n\nThere are no easy answers but a step away from the more frivolous, self-seeking hip hop culture could be a great start. To get young black men to desire to become electrical engineers and theoretical physicists would be a great way to start.
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actually its not just african american...even tho its part of the "hip-hop" culture...Most men are just stupid so they dont know how to appretiate what they have.
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Yes.  \nYou can find many of them listed here:\nhttp://singleparents.about.com/od/singleparentscholarships/\n\nHope this helps!
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Why black "men" but white "boys?" Interesting. If the whites have johnsons, wouldn't the blacks have jacksons?
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I only have 2 concerns: 1-is that you're single and raising a child on your own can be very challenging and 2-where do you live? You have to put your own experiences aside & think about the child's. Will they be harassed or exposed to possible violence because of your situation? I live in L.A. so luckily people are very open to different types of families but if you lived in the south for example, I would think twice. Being a mixed child with a single gay father could cause serious reactions and affect the child's self-image.\n\nBottom line, make the decision from your heart and be sure that you can give the child everything it needs before exposing it to this mean & intolerable world.
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Have you conducted research on this? May we have the research paper reporting your results? Or a reference to your sources? Personal experience with all black men?
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I believe growing up without a dad sometimes has the opposite effect on young men.  Instead of them wanting to provide that love and care there fathers could not. They sometimes replicate the same pattern.  And for the record, I have a mixed array fo friends and your insane if you dont think young white dads are just a deadbeat.
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I could be that 69% of black families are born out of wedlock. 62% of Black families (up from 23% in 1967) are now headed by single women.
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That a majority if not all African American males are LAZY!\nThat's SO NOT TRUE!
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I'm black and have jungle fever. I want to get marry to a guy who is white. No offense  black guys out there.
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Yes, I do...being a single person for 29 years made me think I was going to be a spinster...hehehe...until I met the man whom I know in my heart and soul is the answer to my prayers, most precious gift to me from the Lord. Also, he shares my passion in working with the kids and so, I couldn't ask for more than just giving us good health and lives that could make a difference in someone's lives too especially children in needs.
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singles & dating.\n[[under family & relationships]]