Dwyane Wade may have lost the 2011 NBA championship, but he's receiving one of the most important awards of his life.
Deets on D-Wade nabbing a Fatherhood Award from the National Fatherhood Initiative, plus Mya and DMC showing off their NOH8 pics and pushing for equality in Hip-Hop, when you read on....
Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade was recently awarded full custody of his 2 young sons, Zaire and Zion. And he's been making a point to set the example for how a full time dad should be.
The National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) has named Dwyane Wade a recipient of a 2011 Fatherhood Award™ for his dedication to his two sons.
“This Fatherhood Award™ reflects Dwyane’s commitment to being the kind of dad his sons need him to be. He gives dads everywhere a great example of what it means to be an involved, responsible, and committed father,” Roland C. Warren, president of NFI said.
And the 2010 All-Star MVP D-Wade, who recently poured out his heart about fatherhood, is pretty pleased as well, stating:
“I am so thrilled to be given this award, especially because it is in recognition of most important thing in my life, my kids. Nothing in the world compares to the happiness that they bring me each and every day.”
“I know that my biggest responsibility is to be there for them 100% and to demonstrate to other fathers that it is possible to be a strong male figure in your children’s lives regardless of what else is going on in your life.”
Congrats.
By the way, with Father's Day coming up this Sunday, President Obama is urging ALL dads to join in on his National Fatherhood & Mentor Initiative that he started once entering office two years ago. Dwyane Wade was named by President O as a representative for this as well.
The Mentoring Initiative is working to promote simple, yet meaningful, opportunities for dads and kids to connect through partnerships with organizations like bowling centers, sports leagues, zoos and aquariums and companies like LivingSocial and Groupon. Yesterday, the President hosted military fathers and their children for a screening of Cars 2 from Disney•Pixar at the White House. Check out the Initiative's site, plus the above uber cute PSA for the cause.
In other Do-Gooder news, Mya and DMC are making it known they believe in equality everywhere...including in hip-hop. Here's their new pics they just shot for the popular grassroots campaign, NOH8 (No Hate):
Hip-hop legend DMC even did an Anti-Homophobia Hip-Hop Challenge PSA:
Word!
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