Dads in the ‘Hood

Monday, November 29th, 2004

Dad’s in the ‘Hood reports the good news that more inner-city fathers are sticking around to raise their children. It also reports some bad news:

In 2001, BET.com encouraged visitors to post Father’s Day greetings. Organizers assumed that they would see a Hallmark fest of “I love you” or “I miss you.” Instead they got a “venting session”: “I hate you,” “To all my deadbeat dads out there, I just want to say, thanks for nothing,” and “That bastard forgot that I even existed,” contributors railed.

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