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Fatherhood: Rising to the Ultimate Challenge. Chiles & Thomas
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
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Fatherhood: Rising to the Ultimate Challenge By Nick Chiles and Etan Thomas
NBA player, poet, children's advocate, and devoted dad Thomas speaks about the importance of children.
He brings together revered professional athletes and coaches, actors and
artists, politicians and faith leaders to weigh in on the importance of being a father in our nation.
This new book by NBA veteran Etan Thomas and Nick Chiles, isn't just about the beauty of being a dad. The writers also attack head-on fatherless in our community. Check out this
heartbreaking story from Derrick Coleman, who, in his 40, still longs to meet his father and vows never to be the deadbeat, invisible father his dad was in his life.
"... It’s just like that old saying, the man with no shoes didn’t know how good he had it until he saw the man with no feet. I want readers to come away from this book believing
that you can be whatever you want to be even if you come from a situation that isn’t favorable. If you don’t have a father in your home or things are tough, you can still choose to
make the right decisions that are beneficial to your entire life. Break the cycle. These are men who have done just that. President Obama came from a single-parent household.
He didn’t know his father. And now he is the President of the United States. If he can do that, anything is possible. You don’t have to be a statistic. ..." Etan Thomas
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"... Ah, Fatherhood week is finally here! Tomorrow is the official publication date of my next book, Fatherhood: Rising to the Ultimate Challenge, which I wrote with NBA veteran Etan
Thomas. This is a week I’ve been awaiting for more than a year, ever since I got a fateful phone call telling me that Etan Thomas was looking for a writer to help him put together a
book that could serve as one of our generation’s definitive statements about fatherhood.
Let me stop tripping. The early hopes for the book weren’t quite so lofty. We were hoping to come up with something that was readable and timely—something that both of us would be
proud of, that we would be honored to have our names adorn its cover. But then the men started signing on.
Prominent, successful, introspective men who were eager to be a part of our mission to define and describe fatherhood, to reveal its pain and promise. Men like Ice Cube and Michael
Moore, Taye Diggs and Andre Agassi, Chris Paul and Isaiah Washington, Baron Davis and Grant Hill, Kevin Durant and Stuart Scott. Some of the most celebrated men in our society; men
with powerful views on the exciting rollercoaster ride that is fatherhood. ..."
"... Once we were done, both Etan and I realized that we had far exceeded our early hopes. We had come up with a book that could serve as a guide for fathers new and fathers old,
future fathers and current fathers who are struggling to slough off the effects of their own fatherless childhoods and to be there for their own children so that they aren’t forced
to endure the same ordeal. As Etan said in the pages of Fatherhood, what we produced was the book that Etan wishes he had when he was a boy grappling with intense anger and confusion
because his father wasn’t there in his house everyday.
There is no more appropriate place to herald the publication of Fatherhood than MyBrownBaby, a site that my wife Denene created specifically to explore and celebrate the joy and
anguish of parenting children of color. For four years, MyBrownBaby has been delving into many of the issues we address in Fatherhood, making this a match made in publishing heaven.
For the entire week, we will be sharing excerpts from the book, an exclusive interview with Etan Thomas, and picking out some of the most explosive essays in the book by our celebrated
contributors. And, of course, we would be honored if you chose to go out and pick up a copy of the book—or just click here and have it immediately delivered to your house. ..." Nick Chiles
Etan Thomas about Fatherhood
During his 10-year NBA career, Etan Thomas developed a reputation as a sensitive, socially conscious, deep-thinking athlete. In fact, the title for his first book, a poetry volume,
was “More Than An Athlete.” Having grown up in a “broken home”—an expression Etan has always hated—he became acutely aware of the ways in which an absent father can effect the
development of a young boy. Though he did see his father every few weeks during most of his childhood in Tulsa, Etan still fought a palpable, destructive anger that got especially
bad during his junior high and high school years. He used writing as a way of dealing with the anger and the pain of his father not being around more. Now, two decades later, Etan
has teamed up with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Nick Chiles to create a book, Fatherhood: Rising to the Ultimate Challenge, that he says would have been enormously helpful to him
when he was a boy. It includes thought-provoking essays about fatherhood from celebrities ranging from Taye Diggs and Malcolm Jamal-Warner to Yao Ming and Grant Hill.
"... The reaction to the book has surprised me the most was when I went on The Tom Joyner Morning show recently—I’ve been listening to his show for a long time now—and his reaction
was interesting. He was very complimentary, very positive about everything; he appreciated me doing it. I thought that was a great compliment because he’s a big voice in our community.
I was humbled by and thankful for that type of reception.
I want people to take away from reading my book a lot, because each chapter is completely different. One chapter they’ll read and hear heartwarming stories like Taye Diggs’, about
how happy he was with the birth of his son Walker. When he’s talking about it, you can almost see his patented smile. In another chapter, we’re talking about encouraging young people
who grew up without fathers, that they can be anything they want to be in life, the sky is the limit for them.
You hear Ice Cube talking to young people, encouraging them, telling
them they don’t need to go down a certain path and wind up in prison. He’s painting a picture of what prison is, the horrors of prison. In that, you can see that patented Ice Cube
scowl on his face. We’re encouraging young men to step up as fathers by showing them the joy and beauty and satisfaction you get from being a father. You hear Andre Agassi talking
about that in his essay.
About the process of writing the book, I was surprised most about the number of people who agreed to be in it. At first when I started out, my outlook was a lot smaller, my scope of
what I thought it would be was a lot smaller. Then I thought, I’ve met a lot of people, I can start asking and all they can say is ‘No.’ I asked Kareem, I asked Cornel West, I asked
Tony Hawk. It kept going from there. Everybody was really receptive to it.
They were surprised to see the depth so many men brought to the topic when they started talking about it.
I wouldn’t have even asked them to write about some of the things they went into in their essays. Like Al Sharpton and Stuart Scott, two really personal situations that out of respect
I wouldn’t have asked them that. But they wanted to talk about it. It was part of their maturation process; the whole part of fatherhood they wanted to share.
They opened up in ways you don’t really hear men open up like that. It was great.
I don’t know why fatherhood hasn’t been explored more... I think a lot of time men are reluctant to talk about this. Even myself I didn’t plan on getting this deep into my personal
feelings. It sounds kind of funny because I’m writing the book, but men don’t really talk about it with this depth; it’s just not something men typically do.
This issue so important for the African-American community and for every community, but I work with a lot of young people, especially in correctional facilities. I go there and see
all young people who look like me. I want to encourage them, even if they come from a situation that might not be favorable, they can still make the right choices in life. Even if
they don’t want to take my word for it, here they can listen to Ice Cube say it, they can listen to Styles P say it, or they can listen to Kevin Durant talk about how he grew up in a
single parent household, or Baron Davis, who grew up in probably a way worse situation than any of them grew up in, but he was able to make it. I want them to have these examples
when they hear those negative statistics thrown at them. Or they’re from this neighborhood or from this broken home and the statistics say they probably aren’t going to make it,
I want them to say, ‘No, I just read Baron Davis made it, I read Ice Cube tell me how I can make it, I read the ultimate story of Barack Obama who met his father once or twice and
he ended up being president of the United States.’ I want them to see that if they can make it, I think I can make it too.
It is so important to have a father around because if there are no positive male influences in a young man’s life, then who are they going to look up to? I understand that when they
go toward the gang life it is because the gang is like a brotherhood. The OGs are like your father figures. But that’s the negative. I want to show what can happen if you choose a
positive father figure.
Somebody will say to me, “It’s easy for you to talk about being a good father when you are in the NBA and make a lot of money”? ...but !
Professional athletes certainly face different challenges when it comes to fatherhood. Sure, we have more means, but we are on the road all the time. When you are young and you are
going to different cities all the time and hanging out, it’s cool. But then when you get older and you have kids and those kids can verbalize that they don’t want you to go, and they
miss you, and they cry, it changes everything. Being physically gone so much is very tough on us. Etan Thomas
Etan Thomas, author of "Fatherhood: Rising to the Ultimate Challenge". shares his perspective on raising kids.
Synopsis
Thomas, a star in the NBA as a center for the Atlanta Hawks as well as a participant in President Obama’s Fatherhood Initiative, states upfront that he’s “not a fatherhood expert.”
But having collected essays offering insights and experiences about fatherhood from a fascinating and diverse range of individuals—including Bill Cosby, John King, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,
Andre Agassi, and others—Thomas has produced an insightful book that provides “a manual for fathers new and old.”
Many of the pieces address the experience of fatherless kids in African-American communities. But from rapper Ice Cube to filmmaker Michael Moore, the book’s message is one of hope.
As Moore states, “One of the ‘Big Lies’ that we are told in our society is that there’s something wrong with you if you come from a ‘broken home’ or a home with a single mother.”
Thomas also offers a moving tribute to the many single mothers “who are forced to take on the role of the father in the household.” While Thomas’s “Tao of fatherhood” is a wonderful
distillation of all the book’s insights—“Be there”— his book also contains a plethora of memorable and eloquent advice for all fathers, such as that from Dr. Cornel West: “To be a
great father, you must be a militant for tenderness, an extremist for love, a fanatic for fairness, and, in the larger society, a drum major for justice.”
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"... “Be there. Those seven letters encompass the tao of fatherhood.” —Etan Thomas
In Fatherhood, beloved NBA player, poet, youth advocate, and devoted dad Etan Thomas speaks from his heart on what matters most in his life—being there for his children. As a highly
respected player with the NBA and a leading participant in President Obama’s Fatherhood Initiative, Etan has reached out to young men (often young fathers) in the juvenile detention
system and in local communities. He knows firsthand the difference having a father in your life every day can make—and as a father of three, Etan walks the talk in his own life.
Now, he brings together a chorus of voices—highly revered professional athletes and coaches, actors and performing artists, politicians and leaders of faith—to weigh in on the
importance of being a father in our nation today. Isaiah Washington, Howard Dean, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Taye Diggs, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Tony Hawk, Al Sharpton, Chuck D and many
more share what they’ve learned from being a father, having a father, or in some cases not having a father around.
Through these inspiring personal experiences, Etan and the men he’s gathered together hope to share the message that by standing up and taking an active role as fathers, men not only
find their own lives more joyful and fulfilling, they pass on to the next generation an unshakable legacy of love, wisdom, responsibility, and strength. ..." Booklist Reviews
Table of Contents
Got to be there : spending time with your children
Happy feelings : finding joy with your children
Stronger than pride : showing love to your children
You've got a friend : using elders to deliver honesty and wisdom to your children
The roots of a tree : reaching back into history to lift up your children
Sky is the limit : helping children overcome fatherlessness
Don't believe the hype : fighting the stereotypes that can overwhelm your children
Redemption song : overcoming anger : you have to let it go
Dear mama : helping mothers shoulder the burden
Wake up, everybody : examining Bill Cosby's plea for responsible fathers
Poem by Etan Thomas
Conclusion by Dr. Cornel West.
Nick Chiles is a reporter for the Star-Ledger in Newark.
Cornel West is Class of 1943 University Professor in the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. He is considered one of America's most
provocative public individuals and has been a champion for racial justice since childhood. His writing, speaking, and teaching weave together the traditions of the black Baptist church,
progressive politics, and jazz. The "New York Times" has praised his "ferocious moral vision.
Tony Dungy and his wife Lauren Dungy are active members of a number of family, faith, and community-based organizations including All Pro Dad, iMom, Fellowship of Chrstian Athletes,
Mentors for Life, Family First, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and the Boys and Girls Club of America. Tony is a former NFL player and retired head coach of the 2006 Superbowl
Champions, the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.
Dedreck Etan Thomas, commonly referred to as Etan Thomas (born April 1, 1978 in Harlem, New York), is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta
Hawks of the National Basketball Association.
Etan Thomas played college basketball at Syracuse University from 1996–2000, where he averaged 11 points per game and almost 7 rebounds per game and graduated with a degree in business
management. His senior year he was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year. At the end of his Syracuse career, Thomas was drafted 12th overall in the 2000 NBA Draft by the
Dallas Mavericks. He also played basketball at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, OK, where he was a teammate of De'mond Parker, R.W. McQuarters and Ryan Humphrey.
Without ever playing a game for the Mavericks, he was traded to the Washington Wizards in 2001 and has averaged 6.7 points and 5.3 rebounds throughout his career.
On June 23, 2009, he was traded along with Oleksiy Pecherov, Darius Songaila, and a first-round draft pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Randy Foye and Mike Miller.
On July 27, 2009, he was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder along with a 2010 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2010 second-round draft pick in exchange for guards Chucky
Atkins and Damien Wilkins.
On September 2, 2010, it was announced that the Atlanta Hawks had signed Thomas.
His name is derived from King Akhenaten, an African king.
In 2005, Thomas released a book of poetry titled "More Than an Athlete: Poems by Etan Thomas" which included works critical of former Wizards head coach Doug Collins.
He is a peace activist; in September 2005, Thomas was one of several celebrities to speak at the anti-war rally in Washington D.C.. He also spoke out at the September 15,
2007 anti-war protest in Washington D.C. He regularly blogs on the Huffington Post.
Thomas actively supported President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign. On August 16, 2008, he appeared with Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean at stops in northern
Virginia as part of the Democratic National Committee's "Register for Change" bus tour to encourage local voter registration drives. Thomas gave speeches at two stops in Fairfax County (Lee District: Etan Thomas speech) and the City of Alexandria.
In January 2010, Thomas donated $30,000 to the Haiti relief efforts after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
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