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Daughter of Rodney King Launches ‘I Am a King’ Scholarship to Celebrate Black Fatherhood Just in Time for Father’s Day

For residents of Los Angeles, April 29 is a day that lives on in infamy. Twenty-seven years ago, the streets of the city I now call home descended into chaos in the aftermath of the Rodney King verdict, in which a jury acquitted four LAPD officers of charges related to his brutal assault, which was…

By

Jay Connor

Published

April 29, 2019
Entertainment

Jay Z Blasts ‘Exploitative’ US Bail Industry in Father’s Day Essay

Jigga Jay Z, riding high from his induction in the Songwriters Hall of Fame and possibly bouncing two new babies at his knee, took on a far more somber topic in a recent Father’s Day essay. With a byline that reads “Shawn Carter,” Jay strongly spoke out in Time magazine against the current U.S. bail system,…

By

Angela Helm

Published

June 17, 2017
Entertainment

#BlackFathersDay: Divergent Media and Black Fathers From YouTube Challenge the Perception of Black Fathers

The perceptions of black fatherhood and stereotypes are being challenged and debunked by two popular black fathers on YouTube. Hip-hop artist Beleaf in Fatherhood and La Guardia Cross came together with Divergent Media in a video series that looks at what it means to be a black father. As many fathers are celebrated on Sunday…

By

Yesha Callahan

Published

June 14, 2017