On Friday, the Father’s Day Rally Committee, Inc. kicked off Father’s Day Weekend with the 16th Annual Fatherhood Award Reception honoring the service of men and fathers. According to the Father’s Day Rally Committee’s website, its mission “is to [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/25466676] https://vimeo.com/25478530] Every year in June the Father’s Day Rally Committee holds its Fatherhood Awards Reception honoring outstanding father figures in Philadelphia. A founding focus of the FDRC is helping African-American males faced with social, [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/25519715] In 1989 Bilal Qayyum led the creation of an organization called the Father’s Day Rally Committee. From its inception the FDRC has sought to promote responsible fatherhood in African-American communities across Philadelphia. Over two [continue reading…]
Tired of both the problems confronting black males in Philadelphia and the problems caused by some black males Bilal Qayyum decided to do more to make a positive change. In 1989 Qayyum founded the Father’s [continue reading…]
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