‘Momma-and-daddy’ families are needed
“Congratulations” is far too weak a word to be sent to Mr. Dwayne Spencer, president of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis (TFP, Aug. 27). His rise from desolation proves his enormous persistence and determination – worthy of Olympic gold!
Painful as it was for him to tell of his childhood, there is a huge blank gap in his story – no mention of Dad. If you decry violence and respect life, rather than focusing on past slavery and present guns, you might ask: “What destroyed the solid black family and who, precisely, is responsible for this tragedy?”
Before you reject this as an old white man’s question, look at the numbers; how many lost young black men are/were children of a solid “momma-and-daddy” family?
Bill Laudeman, Red Bank