As a Certified Family Life Educator and as a practicing Muslim woman, I have had the opportunity to reflect about diversity, be it within Islam or in the broader context of working in family education.

I was raised in a typical mainstream American family and growing up I cannot remember that learning about other cultures was a high priority.

Recently, I sat with my family watching the televised presentation of the London Summer Olympics. We were interrupted with breaking news from a Milwaukee, Wisconsin suburb where a shooting took place during worship at a Sikh temple. While there have been many days I have wondered if my chosen path makes a difference in the world – yesterday I realized just how important pluralistic education is to our families, our communities, and our nation. In stunned silence my husband, two children and I watched the tragedy unfold.

This second edition of Black Fathers built upon and continued the tradition of the first edition by looking into the soul of Black America and seeing the integral role that the Black father plays.