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Regardless??

"Regardless if the makeup of the family is a mom and dad".....REALLY? Has anyone noticed that when less than 20% of African American … read more babies born have a FATHER on their birth certificate, that the chances of a male child learning proper discipline and exhibiting good judgment is very small? It would have been for me had I not had a father in my home. Tony Dungy knows it and translates that to the fact that only 16% of Indianapolis black males graduate from High School. Bill Cosby knows it and doesn't hesitate to take on the AA culture in America by telling black fathers to accept their responsibilities, marry (or live with) the mother, support the family financially and contribute in the upbringing of the children. What percentage of these abandoned male youths wind up on the police blotter and/or incarcerated rather than being able to get a job and make a better life for themselves and their families? Obama should know -- he was abandoned like the majority of black sons of teenage mothers and therefore grew up on the take side of the entitlement equation (even when he applied to college). Yet our first black president is afraid to address the issue of the fatherless black male child because it may cost him some of the 96% vote he received from his community. Don't help them Barack -- just keep their hand out and they'll support you. REGARDLESS? REALLY! Having no father in the home is the basis for the problems we see today in the black community (low test scores, high dropout rates, high unemployment, high crime and drug use, high welfare and food stamp use, etc.). And now we have an enlightened black writer wondering why we see so many problems with young, talented black athletes? Lea, Barack and others who want to be real leaders need to get their heads out of the sand and address the issue. It starts at home with or without a father. Then do the research and see how the end results differ. We all want to give these 'at risk' kids a chance (especially coaches), but the real chance starts at home with a father to love, guide and set a responsible male example for them to emulate.