Showing posts with label Bomani Armah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bomani Armah. Show all posts

Friday, June 19, 2009

Chatting Up (Black) Fatherhood


"Fatherhood" (2000) by Ruth Bloch/Weinstein Gallery


REINVENTING DAD

Pacifica Radio 99.5 FM WBAI
Women, Body & Soul
Hosted by Nathalie Thandiwe

Interview with guests Professor Mark Anthony Neal, father and author of New Black Man, along with hip hop musician, educator and father, Bomani Armah (Peek-a-Boo, Read a Book, Grown Ass Man), as the discuss how men and families can benefit from the reinvention of fatherhood.

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WOMAN, BODY & SOUL


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HOW DID YOU LEARN TO BE A FATHER?

NPR's Talk of the Nation with Neal Conan

Talk of the Nation,
June 18, 2009 · Men who become fathers learn quite suddenly that the learning curve is steep and kids don't come with a user's manual. The curve can be more dramatic for men who grew up without dads.

Author Abdul Ali and Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal talk about how they learned fatherhood.

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TALK OF THE NATION

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

ON-THE-AIR: Re-inventing Fatherhood


Woman, Body and Soul

Hosted by Nathalie Thandiwe.
WBAI-FM--NYC--Pacifica Radio (99.5)
Thursday June 18, 2009
12:00 noon - 1:00pm
Live Stream @ WBAI.ORG

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THE FATHERLESS DAUGHTER

with guest Jonetta Rose Barras, author of Whatever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl?
author, columnist and DC Politics radio host (WPFW, Tuesdays @ 11 am)

Jonetta Rose Barras speaks about the Impact of Fatherlessness.

  • What happens to girls who grow up without their father?
  • How does it shape their growth, life choices and relationships?
  • For those who mourn or rage at this loss, where is the healing?

REINVENTING DAD

with guests Professor Mark Anthony Neal, father and author of New Black Man, along with hip hop musician, educator and father, Bomani Armah (Peek-a-Boo, Read a Book, Grown Ass Man).

Mark Anthony Neal and Bomani Armah discuss how men and families can benefit from the reinvention of fatherhood.

  • How does our concept of masculinity inform fatherhood and how does it confine fathers?
  • What role is there for fathers who cannot provide materially for their children/ families?
  • How does feminism fit into fatherhood?
Live Stream @ WBAI.ORG




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