What Can I Do?
Share the Series
Inspire others to learn from the life experiences of the dads featured in POPS.
Raise Your Voice
Help change the narrative about black dads online by sharing your own experiences using #Blackdadjoy or #Popslife.
Find Community
Find or start a local parenting support group with other fathers that share similar parenting experiences with you.
Be An Example
Find ways to participate in your community or sign-up to to mentor a young person. Visit Big Brothers, Big Sisters or Mentor.org and support your local community.
LEARN + DISCUSS
POPS presents an opportunity to talk about the universal themes of fatherhood, as well as the complex and unique realities of parenting as an black man in 21st century America. The fathers documented differ in personalities, background and challenges but they share the collective experiences of family and love. POPS is an entertaining and relatable web series that can also serve as an excellent tool for community engagement and education.
RESOURCES
ONLINE:
- The New Fatherhood Chronicles: La Guardia Cross Jr's fatherhood web series
- Raising Great Men: A blog and resources center for parents raising young men
- Mocha Dad: A blog and community for black dads
- Positive Productive Black Fathers: A Facebook group for black fathers
- Real Dads Network: A community of dads supporting each other off and online
LGBT PARENTING:
- Local LGBT Parenting Meet-ups: Find and join a local LGBT Parenting group near you
- Family Equality Council: Tools, resources and information for LBGT families
- Lambda Legal: Legal support and know your rights information
READING:
- Black Dads Are Doing it Best of All, Charles Blow, The New York Times
- Becoming Dad: Black Men and The Journey to Fatherhood by Leonard Pitts Jr.
- Fatherhood: Rising to the Ultimate Challenge by Etan Thomas
- Dare To Be Extraordinary: A Collection of Positive Life Lessons from African American Fathers by William K. Middlebrooks
ORGANIZATIONS:
- Concerned Black Men of America: An organization of black men committed to mentorship and community leadership.
- BMe: National network of black male community leaders
- Barbershop Books: Community-based literacy program in barbershops
- 100 Black Men of America:100 Black Men of America: Network of black men who support each other and work to educate and empower young people.