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by chris benjamin

 

I want to let you know you are doing a great job fathers of the this great nation and worldwide, but there is more to be accomplished with our time here. We must beat the drum for Championship Fathering! As you know God has called us fathers to do more than stand on the sidelines and watch our families fall apart and fail. It truly is time for all us fathers to plant our feet in the ground and make a stand to guide the physical, mental, and spiritual destiny of our families. S
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In the second installment of “Life Cycles of Inequity: A Series on Black Men,” Colorlines explores the inequities that have helped create dramatic unemployment numbers among young black men. Through an investigative articlevideo feature, and photo essay, the series looks at the impact that inequity in employment has had on black men and black families overall.

“Black and white men who enter the workforce without college degrees face strikingly different realities–and that disparity has long

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Otis Hixon Jr., 19, of Waggaman, playing basketball in an undated photo. Hixon was shot and killed Tuesday (April 1) in Marrero. (Photo courtesy of Hixon family)

Otis Hixon Jr., a 19-year-old coach for his church’s 8-to-12-year-old basketball team, was shot dead Tuesday night in Marrero, a week after he told his parents that somebody - somebody he wouldn’t name – wanted to kill himHixon’s family, active members at New Orleans’ Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, have been plunged into the same

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