Spokane community gathers in celebration, remembrance of Reverend Happy Watkins
SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane community members gathered at New Hope Baptist Church on Sunday morning to celebrate and remember the life and legacy of Reverend Happy Watkins. Pastor Watkins, who passed away on Friday, Oct. 25, served communities in Spokane for close to six decades after moving to Spokane from New York and being stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base.
Father Noir: 4 celebrity dads share their reflections on Black fatherhood
Never underestimate the power of a photo — “Black Love” co-founder Tommy Oliver certainly doesn’t when creating his annual “Father Noir” visual memoir. While photography is a celebrated and evocative medium, for many decades, the art form was frequently used as a means of critiquing, belittling, and degrading the Black citizens of this country. As Princeton professor Tina M. Campt highlighted in her book “Image Matters: Archive, Photography, and the African Diaspora in Europe,” photos “played a dual role in rendering the history of African diasporic communities, because of [their] ability to document and simultaneously pathologize the history, culture, and struggles of these communities.”
Father figures: Dads join students during annual Fathers Walk Your Child to School Day
Students at Franklin Elementary School in Massillon couldn't help but smile as they arrived at school on Thursday. Many were accompanied by their dad or a father figure. They also enjoyed a cookie with their dad before heading to their classroom. ...
Start Your Preparations, We’re Declaring This Wednesday “National Men’s Day”
In this day and age, every day is "National _____ Day." There's everything from Ice Cream Day to Daughter's Day (actually, there are TWO Daughter's Days). In the scheme of things, everybody gets more than one day to be honored, but there's one person left out.