In a Father’s Day address at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago, Barack Obama challenged African-American fathers who are absent from their children’s lives to take responsibility for their families. (He covers other “family value” issues in this well-constructed 24-minute homily.)

Sound Bite: “Too many fathers are MIA. Too many fathers are AWOL. Missing from too many lives and too many homes. They’ve abandoned their responsibilites. They’re actring like boys instead of men.”