From slavery to present day, the narratives of Black fatherhood have been fraught with biases and stereotypes, failing to accurately capture the voices and lived experiences of Black fathers. Contrary to these narratives, Black fathers play an important role in the lives of their children and families. Health, Parenting, and Community Perspectives on Black Fatherhood: Defying Stereotypes and Amplifying Strengths, edited by Tasha L. Alston, Brianna P. Lemmons, and Latrice S. Rollins, celebrates Black fatherhood and highlights the ways Black men defy stereotypes and embrace their role as fathers with unwavering resilience. Drawing on the expertise of well-regarded experts in the field and using a strengths-based perspective, this comprehensive book provides insight into the experiences of Black fathers in three key areas: health, parenting, and community. The contributors explore the salience of the co-parenting relationship for Black fathers, community-based participatory research with Black fathers, the Black father-daughter relationship, the male in-law relationship in Black families, support systems for Black fathers parenting autistic children, and more. This volume is an essential resource for scholars in social work, psychology, sociology, child development, allied health, and similar disciplines and professions.
Tasha L. Alston is assistant professor in the Institute of Clinical Research Education and Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. Brianna P. Lemmons is assistant professor in the Garland School of Social Work at Baylor University. Latrice S. Rollins is assistant professor at Morehouse School of Medicine in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine and Prevention Research Center.
Preface by Brianna P. Lemmons Acknowledgments Chapter 1: African American Fathers' Paternal Engagement: The Salient Role of the Coparenting Relationship Cassandra Bolar, Christina Grange, and Ebony K. Williams Chapter 2: Community-Based Participatory Research with Black Fathers Latrice Rollins, Brianna P. Lemmons, Thomas Cotton III, Clinton Boyd, Jr., and Wykinia Jones Chapter 3: We Don't Know Much About Them: Supports and Practice Implications for Black Fathers of Autistic Children Kelley Hollie Chapter 4: Strategies to Increase Father Involvement in Early Childhood Programs Katrina Akande, Tasha L. Alston, Arlene Godwin, and Thomas Cotton III Chapter 5: The In-Law Relationship as a Context for Strengthening Black Fathers and Families Brianna P. Lemmons and Ericka M. Lewis Chapter 6: #GirlDad: The Black Father-Daughter Relationship Marquitta S. Dorsey, Melissa E. Buckley, and Ashley Sanders Chapter 7: African American Fatherhood: Empowering Community Health Leaders to Engage African American Fathers as Partners in Maternal Health Tasha L. Alston and Carl Route, Jr. Chapter 8: The Marathon Continues: African American Fathers and State Interventions in the Family Maretta D. McDonald, Brianna P. Lemmons, and Julia Arroyo About the Editors About the Contributors
