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There's so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father - and how come that's not as newsworthy?

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Will Smith
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: September 25
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Willard Carroll Smith Jr.
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