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Published: June 21, 2020, 4 p.m.

There are stereotypes that black children born in a one parent household or to unmarried parents must be fatherless and the reality is having unmarried parents does not make a child fatherless. It is unfair to stigmatize black men as being the only men having challenges as fathers and to assume most black fathers get placed on child support for being less than supporting. Statistics show that close to 70% of all births to black mothers are out of wedlock, giving rise to the common stereotype that portrays black fathers as being largely absent from their families. Yet while black fathers are less likely to marry their child's mother, many continue to parent through cohabitation and visitation, providing caretaking, financial, and other forms support. 

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Resources:

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The best kept secret: single black fathers, book written by Roberta L. Coles

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.blackenterprise.com/still-the-most-ignored-demographic-single-black-fathers/amp/

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Myths about Black fathers: www.fatherhood.gov

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Positive impacts of African American Fathers: https://www.ssa.uchicago.edu/ssa_magazine/understanding-positive-impacts-african-american-fathers

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Therapy: PCP, IG: @Betterhelp, IG: @HelpingMindsOnline (AUS and US), Employee assistance programs & therapyforblackgirls.com

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Topicals skincare brand is teaming up with Therapy For Black Girls to offer free memberships to their virtual group therapy community. https://mytopicals.com/pages/therapy-for-black-girls

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****BetterHelp is free for 1 month now. Once u sign up you will be linked with someone within 24 hours. 

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Guest Details: Bolade of "Bolade's rant"

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About: Bolade is a father, host of Bolade's rant show, and also an event Emcee

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Social media: @boladeolaojo on FACEBOOK, IG, YouTube, & Twitter

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Listen & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/Sandrazo

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4vxFpB8ofKwqqjUjtncPVg

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/igotproblemspod/

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Podcast website: https://anchor.fm/igotproblems

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Production notes:

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Produced by Dolapo of the "Terminal 234" podcast

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Edited by Sandra [IG: coitraveler]

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Co-Host: Doyin [IG: msdoyinjay ]

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