The United States Census Bureau says that today nearly 18.5 million children grow up in homes without fathers, giving the United States the title of leader in fatherlessness. That 18.5 figure seems low. The National Center for Fatherlessness, said that 57.6 percent of black children, 31.2 percent of hispanic and 20.7 percent of white children grow up living without their biological fathers. Those that have no fathers in the home are more likely to commit crimes, have a troubl

He picked up his plate and with deference to the others said, “I’m going to eat with my friend.” The mostly white-haired men at his table nodded and said, “Thanks for coming, Coach. Good to see you.” All eyes followed him across the room as he sat down in the seat next to me. It was somewhere in the late 1980’s. We were at a restaurant on Camelback Road in Phoenix and at an intra Kiwanis club luncheon. The room settled after the President of my club tapped his spoon lightly