Kudos to the President

Today, President Obama hosted the Miami Heat in the White House, in celebration of their 2012 NBA Championship.  He did something I have faulted him for not doing - highlighting the impact a good father can make, particularly in the black community.  The President did not belabor the point, nor did he make it an explicitly racial or socioeconomic issue, and given the setting, his approach was entirely appropriate.  Still, the implication was clear, in view of the NBA's dominance by young black men and the somewhat checkered history of NBA players with fatherhood. 

I hope this is just the start of the President's efforts to raise awareness of the issue.  His comments today, alone, might not do much.  With some repetition, he might develop some momentum for the issue.  As I've written before, he is uniquely positioned to do this.

Here's the story.