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That Social Work LadySeason 1, Episode 23: Black Father’s Matter - Father’s Day EditionIn this Father’s Day edition of THAT SOCIAL WORK LADY, my dad Nelson Jones, Jr. joined me in the studio.In our conversation I finally got to the root of my dad’s stellar work ethic and mantra - No Sick Days. I was so delighted to have my dad to myself to talk about the lessons he learned from his father and maternal grandfather. They were the men who helped shape the man that helped raise me.In our community, there is a narrative myth that black fathers are largely absent and disengaged in t...2021-06-1439 minThat Social Work LadySeason 1, Episode 24: If Black Fathers Matter Why Does The Lie That They Don’t ExistIn this episode of THAT SOCIAL WORK LADY, I welcome back Mr. Nelson Jones, Jr. to the studio. The focus of our conversation is the narrative that continues to be perpetrated in mainstream media that black fathers are absent and disengaged in relation to child rearing.Mr. Jones poignantly states at the start of our discussion, “Who benefits from this narrative?” 2021-06-1442 min