At Camp Diva, my non profit organization, we have these types of conversations all the time as a way to help girls of African descent prepare for their passage into womanhood.

I am a cultural omnivore, one whose daily commute is made possible by attachment to an iPod an iPod that contains Wagner and Mozart, pop diva Christina Aguilera, country singer Josh Turner, gangsta rap artist Kirk Franklin, concerti, symphonies and more and more.

At Camp Diva, Angela Patton works to help girls and fathers stay connected and in each others' lives. But what about girls whose fathers can't be there because they're in jail? Patton tells the story of a very special father daughter dance. em em