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...Court--which ruled in June that his district was unconstitutional. But he got a reprieve when a lower court decided that the redistricting, which could deprive Watt of a 4-to-1 Democratic advantage, did not have to be done until next April 1. From the "rags" of a fatherless, tin-roofed home to the "riches" of the House Judiciary and Banking committees, Watt is the realization of the American dream to many in the 57-percent black 12th district--the old 12th, that...
Kevin Powell, a Brooklyn-based music writer who is working on a book of essays that will deal, in part, with hip-hop and American culture, says Shakur, who grew up fatherless, was drawn to the charismatic Knight as a father figure. Knight, for his part, says the relationship was a bit more equal: "He was the little brother, and I was the big brother." The tie was cemented when Knight posted a $1.4 million bond last year, releasing Shakur from prison while he appealed his conviction on a sexual-assault charge...
Interspersed with these vignettes of urban romance are a few stories that provide a psychological history for Beller's characters. These pieces trace the young adulthood of Alex Fader, a fatherless only child who tries hard to suppress his love for an often elusive mother. Ultimately, though, Alex forges an enviable closeness with her, and that leaves the reader with hope for all the floundering, grownup versions of him in this spirited collection...
Nearly one in four American children live in fatherless families, according to a new study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Data in the foundation's sixth annual Kids Count Data Book shows that the number of children growing up without fathers has quadrupled since 1950, when only 6 percent of families did not include a father. TIME Society senior editor Lee Aitken says that although thesocial forcesthat contribute to the number of fatherless families are complex,economic factorshave played a large role. "People have to look at the decline of real wages and the very high unemployment rate among...
...moved into the Republican column in November, welfare has a significance that goes beyond the numbers. For some, of course, it's just a racial code word, even though most beneficiaries are white. For many others it's a symbol of how government programs can promote dependency and fatherless children in the name of compassion. For Americans to insist upon welfare reform doesn't represent "hostility to people who are poor because of bad luck," says Douglas Besharov, a senior policy analyst at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. "It's a deep concern about the future of America because...