: About Me

Hello my name is James Holder I am an 19 year old who graduated from Vanguard High School in Ocala, Florida. Now I plan to attend Full Sail Real World Education or the International Academy of Design & Technology both in Orlando, Florida, where I will major in Motion Graphics Design. For my minor I will study Fashion Design.

Over the years I have always been told that I have great writing skills and that I should put them to use. So one day I did a search on writing to help me get my poems publish. Helium came up as a result and caught my interest so far the atmosphere here is great. I like the fact that i get to speak my mind, and have other people rate my work. It gives me a sense of encouragement when I am in top spots it makes me want to write more. I love speaking my mind through my poems, and this site help me to see how other people feel on similar subjects. Helium has so far been one of the best ways to express myself. Thanks Helium keep up the good work.

My passion is ...

is to do something with my talent.

My parents always told me ...

that I can be something in life.

My childhood ambition ...

to be able to make my mother proud.

My favorite memory ...

seeing my mother smile.

Why I write ...

because i like to express myself through writing.

My first job ...

was working at Taco Bell.

My best moment ...

was when I was accepted to read my poem for a chance at award.

My inspiration ...

was my sister and my mother.

Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues The absence of black fathers in the home

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To understand the subject of black fathers, and their absence within the home, you must first have to look at the perspective of which caused this absence, jail, murder, guilt, could these be some of the reasons why a child may be deprived of a father figure. Black men in America have always been the prime statistical figures, in which some way negatively affected society. For instance CNN's Black In America coverage states: 1 in 3 Black Men will have a prison record in their lifetime Black men are 6 more times likely to go to jail then a White Male Currently 1 million Black Men are in pri...

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