Happy Father's Day

Click here: Raised in a black Church? Can you fill in the Blanks Click here: Black History 2006 Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz ) You catch hell 'cause you're a black man. You catch hell, all of us catch hell Malcolm X Click here: Cornel West Quotes on the "community"   Click here: The Father Factor: How Your Father's Legacy Impacts Your Career, by Stephan B. Poulter,   Click here: Letters to a Young Brother.   Click here: Plight Deepens for Black Men, Studies Warn By ERIK ECKHOLM Click here: "A Father's Day Message: Blessings on the hand of men! Fathers, sons, and daughters cry, And the sacred song is mingled With the worship in the sky-- Mingles where no tempest darkens, Rainbows evermore are hurled; For the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rules the world.
Grandpa's hands Clapped in church on Sunday morning Grandpa's hands Played a tambourine so well Grandpa's hands Used to issue out a warning he'd say, "Billy don't you run so fast Might fall on a piece of glass "Might be snakes there in that grass" Grandpa's hands Grandpa's hands Soothed a local unwed mother Grandpa's hands Used to ache sometimes and swell Grandpa's hands Used to lift her face and tell her, "Baby, Grandpa understands That you really love that man Put yourself in Jesus hands" Grandpa's hands Grandpa's hands Used to hand me piece of candy Grandpa's hands Picked me up each time I fell Grandpa's hands Boy, they really came in handy he'd say, "Matty don' you whip that boy What you want to spank him for? He didn' drop no apple core" But I don't have Grandma anymore If I get to Heaven I'll look for Grandpa's hands Bill Withers Lyrics Grandpa's Hands Lyrics adapted
I remember Daddy´s hands, folded silently in prayer. And reaching out to hold me, when I had a nightmare. You could read quite a story, in the callouses and lines. Years of work and worry had left their mark behind. I remember Daddy´s hands, how they held my Mama tight, And patted my back, for something done right. There are things that I´ve forgotten, that I loved about the man, But I´ll always remember the love in Daddy´s hands. Daddy's hands were soft and kind when I was cryin´. Daddy´s hands, were hard as steel when I´d done wrong. Daddy´s hands, weren´t always gentle But I´ve come to understand. There was always love in Daddy´s hands. I remember Daddy´s hands, working 'til they bled. Sacrificed unselfishly, just to keep us all fed. If I could do things over, I´d live my life again. And never take for granted the love in Daddy´s hands. Daddy's hands were soft and kind when I was cryin´. Daddy´s hands, were hard as steel when I´d done wrong. Daddy´s hands, weren´t always gentle But I´ve come to understand. There was always love in Daddy´s hands. Daddy's hands were soft and kind when I was cryin´. Daddy´s hands, were hard as steel when I´d done wrong. Daddy´s hands, weren´t always gentle But I´ve come to understand. There was always love... In Daddy´s hands.