Episode 4: Black Fathers and Mixed-Income Communities - Dr. Clinton Boyd, Jr‪.‬ Bending the Arc

In this episode we talk with Dr. Clinton Boyd, Jr., a Postdoctoral Associate at the Samuel Dubois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University. Dr. Boyd is a rising young scholar who is building an expertise on the subject of black fathers. In our conversation we touch on a wide range of topics including our personal journeys as Black fathers, the undervaluing of Black men in general versus the idolizing of Black male athletes and entertainers, and what Clinton has learned from his research, including the Dads2Kids home visiting project. Clinton and Dr. Deirdre Oakley of Georgia State University co-authored an essay for the What Works volume on the role of Black fathers in mixed-income communities.

National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities

What Works to Promote Inclusive, Equitable Communities Volume Website

Clinton Boyd, Jr. and Deirdre Oakley.2020. Untapped Assets: Developing a Strategy to Empower Black Fathers in Mixed-Income Communities