Black role models are everywhere, and for better or for worse television is a place where many people find them.  Although there are many family shows over the years, there have been far too few black family shows depicting the black family in a positive light with realistic characters playing roles that a good father could relate to.  Below are 10 TV fathers who defied the stereotype and presented black fathers and black fatherhood in a manner that black men can be proud of and young people can look to as examples of what it means to be an African American father.  Leave a comment with the fathers not listed here.  The more examples we have for our kids and each other, the better.

"Cliff Huxtable" - The Cosby Show (played by Bill Cosby 1984 - 1992)

I was having a conversation with my mother the other day about some material I was writing in the food section of the survival guide.   The topic was grocery shopping, and I was explaining about the articles I had written related to saving money on groceries and how to feed your family on a budget.  As I was busy telling my mother about the things I had just recently learned about online coupons, the Sunday paper, and how to buy the cheapest items she was right there expanding on those things that she already knew as well as introducing me to a dozen things I still did not know.  After the

If you are low on funds and your daughter needs a prom dress you might want to check out the Princess Project.  Princess Project www.princessproject.org is a national organization (with local chapters) that offers prom dresses for girls who cannot afford them. The dresses are free and all.