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On the positive side, there
was one young father who
stuck it out and struggles
d ily to give his little girl a
chance in life. Another
teenager aid, "I only believe
in what happens. That's life."
The re ponsibtlily for a
baby often falls on adults.
One grandmother said, "I
don't mind baby silting. It's
ju 1 when they leave the baby
and don't come back until the
next day. Take some respon
sibility!" Ms. Ever, this dis
couraged grandmother is fed
up with "th� game" a he
put' it.
Ms. Ever i quick to
dmit that he love her
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By FAic carden
Journal! m tudem, Pershing
Hi,h
admit that lack of money an
having nothing to offer the
child was the biggest prob
lem.
One teenager said, "Man,
ometime • ju t act like.
int got a baby .• got enough
problems." Some teenage
fathers said if they had the
right resource , they would
love to give their baby a good
life.
Teen ge fatber some
time would rather ta e the
e y ay out by not owning
up to re pon ibilily when it
come to their child or
children.
The majority of the
teenage father were quick to
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grandchildren and has been
through a lot when it comes
to looking out and caring for
them. "Who else i going to
do if! Not even their mom
ma or daddie . It's left up to
me.
The teenage mother's
poi nt of view i very i merest
ing. Tammy. who has a one
year-old and another one on
the way from a different uy ,
said he doe n't know hy
he puts herself through uch
misery and pain. A he ut
it, "Guys ain't nothing. All
they want to do is hit and un,
and l ' m the stupid one for
falling for the game."
It's understandable
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at th University of G rgia. and
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these teenage fathers are
young men just starting off in
Iif<? but when they take up a
re pon ibilly a demanding
as hringing a baby into th
world. then they are also
starting off omeone else'
life - good or bad?
This Week
In Black
History
OCTOBER 28, 18
Gabriel Prosser hanged for
leading slave uprising on this
day. 1981 - Edward M. Mc
Intyre was elected first Black
mayor of Augusta, G .
Who was the foremost
leader of the jazz form, be
bop?
o TOBER 29, 15 2 -
Diego I. Negro, accompany
ing Columbu , wa the first
Black in New World. 1945 -
Melba Moore, singer and
actress, was born.
In which year did the na
tion of Ethiopia accept Chris
tianity?
OCTOBE 3, 1834 -
Henry Bl ir received patent
for corn planting maching.
974 - Muhammad Ali won
heavyweight boxing title.
1979 - Richard Arrington
wa elected fir t lack mayor
of Birmingham, Ala.
. Which bank is thought to be
the large t Black-owned bank
in th US in 1984?
o TOB R 31, HAL
LOW ,1 - There
were 1,734 Blac doctors in
1909, up from 909. 1896 -
EtheJ Waters, actress, singer,
wa born. 1915 - Richard K.
Barksdale, ed uca tor, wa
born.
How many Blacks were in
the US Congress in 1982?
V MB R 1, 18
Booker T. Washington wa
the firs -Blac man to receive
an honorary degree from Har
vard Univer ity _ 1 45 - John
H. John on publi hed fir t
'1: u of Ebony.
Who wa the first well
known dermatologist of Afro
American ance try in th US?
OVEMBER 2, 1963 =
Jarne Earl Jone wa elected
for the Daniel Blum Theatre
Award. 1954 - Charle C.
DIg wa 'elected Michigan'
n t Black Congre man.
What is the name of the first
Black National Basketball As
ociation coach?
V B 3, 19 3 -
A. Leon Higgen otham wa
appointed U.S. Judge. 19
Thurman L. Milner w
elected mayor of Hartford,
Conn.
Whal wa a coffle in the
slav trade?
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