by Lady Scribble
In recent news, studies are showing that black fathers are becoming more involved in the raising of their children. Black fathers now have the highest rates of visitation or provision of some form of support, more than the formal child support.
“An increasing number of quantitative and qualitative studies find that of men who become fathers through nonmarital births, black men are least likely (when compared to white and Hispanic fathers) to marry or cohabit with the mother. But they were found to have the highest rates (estimates range from 20 percent to over 50 percent) of visitation or provision of some caretaking or in-kind support (more than formal child support),” according to The Myth of the Missing Black Father, edited by Roberta L. Coles and Charles Green (Columbia University Press 2009), which reviewed a range of studies that looked at fathers’ engagement with their children.
To read the full story, check this out: http://atlantablackstar.com/2012/06/15/for-black-fathers-protecting-family-is-priority-number-one/
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