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06/17/14 – Dear Tom: I am writing you to nominate my sons father, Brandon more.  He is most definitely a real father and a real man. He works full time and is a great father to his son.  Not only that, he has custody of his 9 year old daughter that he’s also been a […]

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06/10/14 – Dear Tom, I nominate my husband Robert to be Real Father Real Man because when my now 7 year old second cousin needed a home at two weeks of life, Robert didn’t hesitate to take her in and love her as his own. He already raised his kids to be grown and we […]

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06/03/14 – Dear Tom, I would like to nominate a great husband, father, friend, coach and mentor. My husband is the type man you would love to have in your corner. He has the attitude to make it happen no matter what it takes. Not only does he ensure that home and his 8 year […]

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05/27/14 – Dear Tom, I am writing you this letter because my nominee’s very essence screams “real father real men”. His name is Charles French. Let me start by saying that Charles has no biological children, but is father to many. He has been nicknamed father Abraham making a playful reference to the biblical father […]

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05/20/14 – Dear Tom, A few years ago I was closing the chapter on a very rough marriage and was in the process of divorcing. My plans were to focus solely on my three children, myself and our dog. Jermaine and I had gone to high school together but never dated and barely spoke to […]

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05/06/14 – Dear Tom, I am so happy to nominate my wonderful, loving and humble husband, John Bowie,II as a Real Father, Real Man! John and I have been married for 16+ years now. In that time he has helped me to overcome the loss of a baby through miscarriage, and we’ve celebrated the births of […]

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04/29/14 – Dear Tom, Darren didn’t stand a chance according to society. He was born to a teenage mother–me. But today, I’m proud to say that he is a 25-year old DC firefighter who recently made the local news for his heroic actions in rescuing a family. Darren is not a biological father, but he is […]

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04/15/14 – Dear Tom, My brother Frankie is a selfless, generous, and loving, young man. Despite some hard times he’s had at a young age, Frankie graduated from high school with honors, he went to Jackson State University, then he returned to get his masters; and now he’s working on his doctorates in the field […]

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04/08/14 – Dear Tom, I would like to nominate a phenomenal father, my 60 year old brother, Leon Brown, for the Real Father’s Real Men. Leon gave up his single life in 2008 to get immediate custody of his premature granddaughter born with cocaine in her fragile body so that she would not be sent […]

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03/25/14- Dear Tom, My dad is the father of 7 children and grandfather of 4and loving husband. My parents have been married for 30 years but they carry on like newlyweds. He met her in April – they got married in June – that was 30 years ago. My mother was diagnosed with lupus in […]

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03/11/14- Today’s “Real Fathers, Real Men” winner is John Dunn!

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03/04/14- Today’s “Real Fathers, Real Men” winner is Derrick Shepard!