June 16-19, 2009
11th
Annual International Fatherhood Conference, “Maximizing Fatherhood
Engagement: Celebrating 100 Years of Father’s Day in America, Tremont
Plaza Hotel, Baltimore, MD
March 19, 2009 Workshop “Father Absence: Forgiving & Healing”, hosted by the Kalamazoo Public Library. Galilee Baptist Church, 1216 Westnedge Ave., Kalamazoo, Michigan, 7:00 pm. March 11-13, 2009
Michigan
Head Start Association, Inc., “Focus on the Family” 8th Annual Early
Childhood Training and Conference, Radisson Hotel, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
March 2-5, 2009 10 Annual National Fathers and families
Conference, Fathers & Families Coalition of America, Sheraton
Crescent Hotel, 2620 West Dunlap Road, Phoenix, Arizona
March 8, 2008
Workshop Presenter, Girls Empowered, "Fathers and Daughters: The Impact of Father Absence", Livonia, Michigan
March 4-7, 2008
Keynote Speaker, Fathers and Families Coalition of America, Phoenix, Arizona
Workshop Presenter, "Fathers and Daughters: The Impact of Father Absence"
February 16, 2008
Workshop Presenter, "Father Absence: The Social, Emotional and Financial Impact", Our World Conference, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan
February 24, 2007
Panelist, Black Literature & Social Change, 11 :00 am, Truth Bookstore, Northland Mall, Southfield, Michigan 48075.
February 17, 2007
Panelist, "Stages", Dunbar Hospital, 9:30 am, 580 Fredrick Douglas, Detroit, Michigan, 48202. "Stages" is a book project authored by Bette Greene, encouraging abstinence for girls ages 12 to 17.
Our Fathers, Our Lives: African American Women Speak, a film presentation of African American women and their 'father' relationships. Available, March 10, 2007.
George W. B. Haley, Former U.S. Ambassador and brother of "Roots" author, Alex Haley said...In “Papa Was A Rolling Stone: A Daughter’s Journey to Forgiveness”, author Robin Wright-King forces our community to recognize and act on a situation that has permeated every level of our society. The life story of Wright-King as chronicled in the book makes a compelling case for parents and everybody concerned about the future of our younger generation to work to prevent fatherlessness or motherlessness. This book strikes in the heart of a problem that demands our collective response as African Americans because the family has always been central to our community and in upholding our values. I commend Wright-King for urging everyone to act now.
Howard W. Starks Jr., Ed. Spec., Department of Africana Studies, Wayne State University said...In "Papa Was A Rolling Stone: A Daughter’s Journey to Forgiveness" is one of most comprehensive and sociological reports on the absent father in Black families of the 21st century. Mrs. King combines a personal experience to a malignant paradigm with solutions to breaking this insidious situation within the Black community. Moreover, combining statistics with human experiences bringing facts and numbers in our faces, creates and presents a most obvious question, “What are we going to do now?” Papa Was A Rolling Stone will draw you in with love, educate you with facts, and motivate you to action and or advocacy with its answers.
Bankole Thompson, senior editor, the Michigan Chronicle and author of "Ignoring The Underprivileged", said ... "Papa Was A Rolling Stone: A Daughter's Journey to Forgiveness" is a strong and moving account of one of our most pressing issues in America today: fatherlessness. The life of author Robin Wright King chronicled in this book is a vivid triumph of the human spirit and the power of struggle. If you are not ready to deal with or change your own difficult life situation, don't bother to pick up this book."
Oliver J. Johnson, Ph.D., author of “Breaking The Chains Of Cocaine: Black Male Addiction And Recovery”, said ... "Papa Was a Rolling Stone: A Daughter's Journey to Forgiveness" is a profoundly moving, strikingly passionate, and inspired articulation of what it means to grow up without the nurturing presence of a loving father. It wakes us up to the enormity of the challenge facing all African American fathers: that our love and support for our daughters is fundamentally incalculable. Robin Wright King poignantly reminds us of the pain that is generated when fathers are absent and invisible, and she does so in a manner that is suffused with a unique blend of elegance, wisdom, and grace."
Lee E. Meadows, Ph.D, Professor of Management at Walsh College, Author of The Lincoln Keller Mystery Series & author of Take the Lull by the Horns: A Business Fable said... "Robin Wright comes forth with great emotional depth, a stunningly vivid account of a parental void that should resonate with readers across a spectrum of experiences. The unique nature of the ‘Father-Daughter’ relationship is examined in all its beauty and frustration. This is a must-read for all daughters seeking to understand themselves in the context of a father lost.”
