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Daddy, why are you crying?: Black fathers giving 'The Talk' to children earlier

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Marcus Gause (right) and his son Aiden sit on their porch in Greensboro, N.C., on Thursday, June 18, 2020.

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Marcus Gause (left) and his son, Aiden, play a game of pick up basketball in Greensboro, N.C., on Thursday, June 18, 2020.

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Brian "B-Daht" McLaughlin and his daughter, Riyen, 8, and son, Izayah, 13.

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Marcus Gause (right) and his son Aiden sit on their porch in Greensboro, N.C., on Thursday, June 18, 2020.

Marcus Gause (left) and his son, Aiden, play a game of pick up basketball in Greensboro, N.C., on Thursday, June 18, 2020.

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