Dealing with Race in a Foreign Land: White and Black in Hong Kong
Editor’s note: NYC Dads Group member Marty Forth and his family (shown in the photo below) moved to Hong Kong earlier this…
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Racial Divide Crosses Generations in a Small Midwestern Town
The racial divide in the small western Kansas town I grew up in was very evident. Now my son is witnessing a…
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Son Asks Dad: Should I Kneel for the National Anthem?
Freshman football player wonders whether he should kneel during the national anthem. Here's how his dad helped him make up his mind.
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Disability Rights Movement Can Inform Today’s Parenting
Americans with Disabilities Acts turns 30 in 2020. Lessons can be learned from those who inspired naysayers to back disability rights.
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‘Fences’ Inspired Me to ‘Take the Crookeds with the Straights’
I was one of four black students in my graduating class. One day I noticed a copy of that play on a…
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Manny? Kidnapper? No, Ma’am. I am Their Father
Even in a diverse city, the difference in skin and hair color between me and my daughters makes people think I am…
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