Monday night I had the pleasure of watching Comedy Central's The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. His panelists included Common, Charles Blow, Joe Jones and Mike Yard. The topic of the night was about African-American fatherhood segueing into speaking on the dynamic of the black community. It was welcoming to know the show was about keeping it real and the comments of these black men were if not accurate but a mirror of what I grew up witnessing through many stories of elders or of my own up bringing. Larry Wilmore also welcomes the public by allowing them to ask questions on the show's topic and I love his answers as well as presentation.

I prefer to watch most of my "oldies but goodies shows" on Netflix. But this show was worth turning on my television for a late night browse through the channels. It was comedic but real. It was a conversation among men, African-American men, and of course an island man (which resonates with the African-Americans from the West Indies and/or descendants) that had the facts and the professional background as well as the experience being in the communities in their youths.That created a connection with me and I hope to see more. I can't believe I have missed so much of this show already.

The discussion that caught me was "72 % of African -American children are born to unwed single black mothers." And the reasons for this are vast now. The only answer is not considered to be because of the stereotypical black man are incarcerated, though that is still a valid answer as one of the panelists pointed out. In reality now an answer can be and is for the people I know,  that the father isn't there but he is present by showing his support whether financially or emotionally to their children. Through this and many other answers, more black youth know they have the backing of another parent.

Catch up with me......... http://www.cc.com/shows/the-nightly-show