Colin Powell: Calling All African-American fathers

When we write about love and marriage, we love looking at the romance side.  Too often these days we have looked at the cheating side.  Perhaps that is the reason we are attracted to celebrity baby bumps — we tell ourselves, this is love and marriage in action, creating a foundation for family.

But Colin Powell reminded us today that growing up as an African-American often means too few role models and too few intact families.

With the rise in single parenting, many children will grow up in homes in which the concept of love and marriage simply does not exist.

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Pictured: Former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell (ret.) speaks during a taping of ‘Meet the Press’ at NBC October 19, 2008 in Washington, DC. Secretary Powell spoke about his endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL). (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images for Meet The Press)