What you need to know about Black dads, from Black dads

What you need to know about Black dads, from Black dads

(CNN) — As he was growing up, Jeremy Givens says the narrative he heard around Black fathers was different than the one he lived.

What you need to know about Black dads, from Black dads

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — As he was growing up, Jeremy Givens says the narrative he heard around Black fathers was different than the one he lived. In movies, television and generalized conversation, they were portrayed as absent, not engaged and overall, not very good fathers, he said. “In my own experiences

Black dads are more likely to play, dress and share a meal with their child, data shows

Black fathers are often portrayed as absent or distant, but that isn’t what most people experience, according to both data and Black dads themselves. Such biased portrayals are often based on who is telling the story.