Meet 3 Chicago Men Who Are ‘Hero Dads’

This Father’s Day Weekend, the Chicago Defender profiled three outstanding dads securing a legacy for their families and lending a helping hand to their communities.

We profiled City Councilman Joseph Williams, media personality Ross Mac and entrepreneur James Denman.

Find out why these Chicago-raised men are “Hero Dads” below:

1. Meet Joseph Williams: Father, Councilman and Village Keeper. Read about the triumphant ascension of this community-minded dad and councilman here.
2. Meet Ross Mac: The Man, The Father, The Wealth Builder. Read this story about how fatherhood gave this South Shore native his true purpose.
3. How a Chicago Father Inspired His Daughter to Build a Business Legacy. The story of how a father and daughter launched a business dynasty can be found here.

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Tacuma Roeback, Managing Editor

Tacuma R. Roeback is the Managing Editor for the Chicago Defender.

His journalism, non-fiction, and fiction have appeared in the Smithsonian Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tennessean, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Phoenix New Times, HipHopDX.com, Okayplayer.com, The Shadow League, SAGE: The Encyclopedia of Identity, Downstate Story, Tidal Basin Review, and Reverie: Midwest African American Literature.

He is an alumnus of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, Chicago State University, and Florida A&M University.

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