We know from a mountain of comparative empirical research that when you have fathers absent from the lives of children it makes a fundamental difference. In fact, John J. Dilulio of the University of Pennsylvania has presided over a series of empirical studies External Link that document that father absence is the single most important predictor of whether or not a kid is going to get involved in forms of anti-social activity.

- Reverend Eugene Rivers

Startling statistics from the 2001 Canadian census indicate that 46% of Black children were growing up in homes with only one parent versus 18% of the general population. As the above quote from Rev. Eugene Rivers outlines, there are demonstrated links between the absence of fathers in the home and social ills, especially amongst Black boys.