“Fatherhood is essential to the development of all children, and that the increased involvement of fathers in the home will lead to economic prosperity, educational excellence, and improved social mobility for children across all racial and ethnic groups,” the resolution states.
Owens, a former Super Bowl champion safety in the NFL, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that he has witnessed firsthand how the division of the nuclear family and fathers not being present has been detrimental to the Black community and hopes to help address that issue with this resolution.
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“In the 60s when I was growing up as a youngster,” Owens explained. “Our community was one of the most prosperous, when I say prosperous I mean patriotic, believing in America, entrepreneurial, and we just believed in meritocracy, so we had families and in those days 70% of the men were married to the mothers of their children. We had the highest percentage of Black men and boys going to college.”
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Owens added, “So I saw firsthand what it is to have fathers who took the responsibility of committing to their families and making sure that their sons grew up not only knowing how to be good men, but also their daughters knowing how to recognize one.”
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“This is what we have to get back to because I’ve seen the last 50-60 years what happens when the family is destroyed, and fatherhood is taken out of the picture,” Owens said.
The resolution mentions Census Bureau data showing that 18,400,000 children in the United States live without a father in the home and claims that “research shows children do best when raised by two parents in a committed and long-term marriage.”
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Owens explained he has been trying the resolution with fellow retired NFL player and philanthropist Jack Brewer who told Fox News Digital that it’s time for males in America to “man up” and time for “wishy-washy” politicians to stop being afraid to stress the importance of men being the head of the household.
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“You take the father out of society, you’re going to have a disaster,” Brewer said. “And unfortunately, in our country right now we are witnessing that disaster.”
“I pray that this resolution is something that can hold politicians accountable and for supporting and allowing the American people to see who they are voting for,” Brewer added. “If they’re willing to speak for the families, if they’re willing to stand for the common man and not sugar coat it.”
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