jonetta rose barrasOct 9, 20222 min read‘My Relationship With Fatherless Daughter-ness’FOR the longest time, I prided myself on not being like the other fatherless daughters—the ones whose symptoms are ridiculed and...
jonetta rose barrasNov 22, 20214 min readHealing, Growing, Healing Some MoreRECENTLY, I participated in an exciting and lively panel discussion sponsored by the Black Female Fatherhood Scholars Network. Among...
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jonetta rose barrasApr 7, 20215 min readForgiving Fair-Weathered FatherhoodSometimes, a person can say everything without a word. Other times, silence just isn't enough. On October 18, 2014, I saw my father for...
jonetta rose barrasDec 13, 20201 min readTeen Fatherless Daughters SpeakRecently, the chairperson of Esther Productions Inc.'s board of directors, Ana Acevedo, interviewed two of the authors featured in the...