Time to rescue Black America from the scourge of fatherlessness 8211 In 3 studies of death row inmates of ALL colors most were found to have had a troubled frequently violent childhood Most of them had been raised in homes or inner city neighborhoods where the illegal use of drugs was a matter of course Most of them had been exposed to sexual violence from infancy on up The tr**ic quest for a nurturing father figure leads vacant eyed quot lost boys quot to soulless depravities of organized gangs terrorism and mindless violence Most street violence has been found to be done by young men without father figures Nationwide only 17 percent of African-American children reach the **e of 17 in a family with their married biological parents Studies show that more than 19 million children of all races across the country 26 percent are living without a father figure in the home In Baltimore among African-American children the rate is 69 percentrescueblackamerica.com