Missing Pieces: A film about breaking the cycle of absent fathers - with director John Harris




Grown Soul and Real Talk show

Summary: GSRT Wednesday Night live forum Tonight we will interview John Harris director and producer of the new documentary Missing Pieces. The documentary takes an in depth look at fathers who are answering the call to fatherhood and have major roles in their childrens lives. The documentary searches for the answer on how to break the cycle of absentee fathers so prevalent in the African American community. We will also discuss How can we break the cycle of absentee fathers? "Children in father absent homes are five times more likely to be poor. In 2002, 7.8 percent of children in married -couple families were living in poverty, compared to 38.4 percent of children in female -householder families."  -US Census - March 2002 Mature Talk for Mature Times, this is an open dialogue for Men and Women of all ages, open communication and straight forward talk. Charles, Kimberly Marie, Mikial and GSRT forum members discuss topics post on the forum the past week.