b'COMMUNITY NEWSUnmistakable Connections between Fatherlessness and Violence:Solutions Need to Be Implemented Nationwide1.Ricky Dillard -Various By Franklyn M. Malone AmericanPsychologicalAssociation Breakthrough, The Exodus 7.Danny Gokey - Jesusdocument that Fatherlessness is the 2.Canton Spirituals -People cause of academic failure, inappropri-Hallelujah Anyhow 8.True Believers - TheA sonelooksoutacrossAmerica,ate behavior in youth, emotional prob-3.Kenny Lewis - Undefeated Sounds We Grew Up On there are community safety issueslems,lowself-esteem,suicide,and 4.Tamela Mann - Overcomer 9.Edwrin Sutton - Thethat are proliferating across the nation,unlawful behavior. An emotional hole Revival and there is much concern for personalin the heart of a young man can result 5.Jason Nelson - Close safety. So far in 2022, there have beenin pain and anger. 6.Essential Gospel Hits -10 Cece Winans - Believehundreds of individual and mass mur- ThefactsaboutFatherlessness For It ders nationwide, and an uptick in carbegsthequestionwhatdoerrant jackings, robberies and violent crimes.law-breaking youth need? But, what is the problemMany will say, lock them causing national violenceupandthrowawaythe at schools, in homes andkey. But, while we agree in communities, and howtheremustbeconse-can we solve it?quences, we believe there We all know that whenmustalsobeassetsin youhaveneedforreliefplacesuchastrained from something that canpractitioners,support, claim your life such as aempowerment,bound-disease,youmustseekaries,expectationsand outaDoctorwhocanconstructiveuseoftime. evaluateyoursymptomsTheseassetsmustcome andgiveyouaproperfrom the community, fam-diagnosis.Whenyougetilies,faithinstitutions, thediagnosis,youcanandlocalgovernment thenfocusyourresourcesontreat- agencies.mentsthatcanbringyouthebestThe 100 Fathers Inc. has model pro-relief. As a National Fatherhood Mastergrams we have developed as Certified Trainer,itisobvioustomethattheFatherhoodMasterTrainers.For diagnosistodayfortheviolenceinexample, in the District of Columbia, America,isReactionaryMasculinityThe 100 Fathers Inc. transformed doz-Syndrome (RMS) a behavioral diseaseensofyoungmenatWoodsonHigh defined by Dr Amos Wilson, the notedSchool, at the District Phelps Academic Black psychologist and author of BlackCampus,andatBallouHighSchool. OnBlackCrime.DrWilsondefinesFor years, our trained Fatherhood and RMS as a Black males futile attempt toRitesofpassagefacilitatorsandour assert his manhood and regain someCouncilofElderswalkedwithyoung kind of power and respect by activelymen past Police cars and fights every orpassivelyrebellingagainstracialweek as we engaged with young men oppression and White authority, But,enrolled in our Rites of Passage pro-therebellionisoftendoneinawaygrams.But,inspiteofoursuccess harmful to himself, his family and hissomelocalofficialscutthefunding community,whilebeingbeneficialtobecause they did not see Black boys his oppressor. as a priority. But, if anyone asks the For political and community leadersPrincipals or teachers at the aforemen-who are unfamiliar with the devastat- tioned schools, they would get positive ingeffectsofthediseaseoffather- responses about how our Fatherhood lessness let us look at evidence thatprograms worked.cannotberefuted.StudiesfromtheThe100FathersInc.,believe National Fatherhood Initiative, and thetheanswerstocrimeandviolence startswithprevention,interven-tion,innovationandrecognitionthat Fatherlessnessisattherootofthe problem. Our local governments must putpeopletoworktoengageand connectwiththethousandsoftrou-In spite of ourbled,fatherlessboysandgirlswho believecrimeistheenterprisethey success, someshouldchose.Electedofficialsmust findwaystobringculturallycompe-local officialstentprograms,services,careersand supports to communities, with signifi-cant funding support from the public cut the fundingandprivatesectors.Theremustbe because they didContinued on Page 16not see Black boysFranklyn Malone is the Founder andCEOof100FatherInc.and the DC 2020 Hall of Fame Society as a priority. CommunityLeaderandliving Legend. the100fathersinc@gmail.com www.100fathers.org Tel.:202-361-07616 MARCH 2022 BOCNEWS.com'