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The Long Way Home Pt. 1 - Kyr Pulls Up One Last Time
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Watch Episodes 1-3 of the Final Season on YouTube:
- Ending the Gender Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsgrbm3BkqI
- We Outside - Black Men in Nature: https://youtu.be/ymyvVyNtRdQ?si=XWxdmXp8n66RCkPb
- Healing Across Generations at Lee's Barbershop - The Shape Up w/ Starting with Today: https://youtu.be/RPMDLOBLGog?si=1rMulcHcdz2oKWG6
Healing Across Generations x Black Men in Nature (Episode Previews | Full Episodes on YouTube)
Let's Talk Bruh - Final Season Announcement
Yep, it's time yall. Let's Talk Bruh (the podcast) is ending. Been a hell of a ride and it's time to say goodbye....
Join us at Lee's Barbershop for the Shape Up, in collaboration with Starting With Today, this Saturday July 22nd at 11AM EST: https://bit.ly/3QiaNGP
LTB 2022 - The Growing Pains Year
Jay-Z and Black Capitalism
Instagram Live on 9/25/22
LTB is back with the help from a couple of our good friends Bemo Brown, Nalo Zidan and Quay Weston.
We discuss Jay-Z's recent comments about words like "capitalist" being made up, full quote below:
In response to a question from Rob Markman about his verse, Hov said, "We not falling for that tricknology, whatever the public puts out there now. Before it was the american dream, pull yourself up by the bootstraps, you can make it in america. All these lies that america told us our whole life and then when we start getting it they try to lock us out of it. They start inventing words like capitalist and things like that. We've been called nigger and monkey. So those words yall come up with, yall gotta come with stronger words."
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The State of Black Masculinity Pt. 2 | Black Men Divesting from Patriarchy
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Black Men Talking About Mental Health
Watch Black Men Talking About Mental Health on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obTLAA1B6w4
Fellas, are you happy? Are you good? You sure bruh?
No foreal, let’s sit with this for a minute. Patriarchy at an early age forces us to lie. Lie to others of course, but the first lie we tell is to ourselves. We say we’re good when we’re not. We suppress our feelings and emotions. We minimize both our pain and our joy and find it difficult to name our feelings when they even come up. Point blank, patriarchy teaches us to deny our own humanity and suffer in silence because that’s” just what it means to be a man” and “that’s what men do”
But what if we could reclaim our feelings, emotions and the fullness of our humanity? What if instead of "boys don’t cry" we told each other “you are enough just the way you are” or "your emotions and feelings are valid bro." In this episode we take a look at how patriarchy and toxic masculinity has impacted our mental health.
We talk about why Black men have a suicide rate 3 times higher than other demographic groups. We also discuss how we can heal the wounds from patriarchy and reclaim our humanity.
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Black Men Talking About Love [Full Episode]
Part 1 - Brotherhood Between Straight & Queer Black Men https://youtu.be/xj4P5mFGQdc
What do we mean when we say brotherly love? Who are we including that phrase? Are all Black men included or only some? This episode explores what love can look like between Black men.
We also unpack how homophobia has prevented us from establishing deeper connections with each other as Black men. And for those of us who are straight, what has that unlearning process looked like and how has it shown up with our other straight male friends?
Patriarchy and toxic masculinity require us to do and be several things, but love is rarely part of that equation. So what happens when we make love a requirement for ourselves as Black men and boys?
Part 2 - Are You Good at Being Vulnerable? https://youtu.be/NPuT_t_Nx8U
What does it mean to be vulnerable? Are you good at it? Do you like being vulnerable? For many of us, embracing vulnerability is a foreign concept. It's uncomfortable and frankly at times it can be scary as hell. As men, we've been taught to reject vulnerability. It's looked at as a sign of weakness or softness. But we know that's not true. To be vulnerable is an act of courage. To be vulnerable is also an act of self love. It's an act of self acceptance.
This is Part 2 of our conversation, "Black Men Talking About Love" and we also unpack what love means for us. We share what our self love game looks like. We attempt to define what love is. We live in a world where Black boys and men aren't typically associated with love so we try to envision a world that makes love a requirement for Black men and boys instead of patriarchy.
In the first 20 minutes of today's episode we tackle a few Black Card Revoked Questions along with some questions from the My Therapy Cards for Black men deck.
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Black Men Talking About Sex
It’s okay if you’ve never felt that way. Patriarchy teaches us to prioritize power, control and performance in sexual experiences which can lead to wack sex at best and harmful consent at worst.
But when we divest from patriarchy, we can begin to focus on pleasure instead of performance. Connection instead of control. Vulnerability / intimacy instead of power. Let's get free...
Watch Black Men Talking About Sex on YouTube
Part 1 - Black Men, What Does Sex Mean For You? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIzZYBRYii4
Part 2 - Black Men, Who Taught You About Sex? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQnNYVv1Czc
Part 3 - Black Men, How Do You Connect With Your Body?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKnNNmZtTA8
Part 4 - Dropping October 29th on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsa2wXlKMWlpAER8v16zXZw
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LTB Wants to Buy You Groceries | Black Men Talking About Sex Preview
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The State of Black Masculinity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nzkzJ8oFTg&t=527s
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Let's Talk Restorative Justice Bruh Pt. 1
Attention! This is not your typical Let's Talk Bruh episode!
On this week's episode we collaborated with David Ryan Castro-Harris, the Host of This Restorative Justice Life Podcast, for a conversation on restorative justice and accountability. We talk to David during Part 1 of our collaboration about his work with restorative justice and what that looks like. When you finish listening to Part 1, go over to This Restorative Justice Life Podcast for Part 2 where we get a little more personal with the times we've been held accountable for some of the harm we've committed in relationships and in our community. Got it? Ight bet, let's get it then.
Listen to "Let's Talk Restorative Justice Bruh Pt. 2" on This Restorative Justice Life: https://bit.ly/3lTIQWz
Learn more about David's organization, Amplify RJ here: https://www.amplifyrj.com/
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The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power with Dr. Jared Ball
On today's show we link up Dr. Jared Ball. Dr. Ball is a father and husband. After that, he is a Professor of Communication Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. and is founder/curator of imixwhatilike.org, a multimedia hub of emancipatory journalism and revolutionary beat reporting. Ball is also author of The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power. Today we talked about his book, his earliest ideas about manhood and masculinity and what freedom looks like for him. Tap in and let us know what you think.
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Visit: Black Power Media
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Shaan from Molly House Project on Sex Work Activism for Masculine of Center Sex Workers
In today's episode we talk to Shaan Lashun, 1/2 of the Molly House Project. Molly House Project is a community of bois, men, and masculine-of-center* trans folk committed to changing the way we talk about sex work. We speak to Shaan about the they do with MHP, how they got started in sex work and sex work activism and discuss some of the issues that male and masculine of center sex workers experience. If you're like us this will be a learning experience so we challenge you to listen with an open mind, heart, and ear. Let's get free. Tap in.
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What is Molly House Project - July 29th | 6pm CST
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All Money Aint Good Money with Zach Nunn of Living Corporate
In today's episode we bring back an OG return guest of the show, Zach Nunn of Living Corporate. Living Corporate is a digital media network that amplifies the voices of Black and brown folks at work. In our conversation with Zach we talk about the recent performative uptick in corporate D&I initiatives during the pandemic and following the uprisings last summer. Zach talks about maintaining his values through this process as "all money aint good money". And in typical LTB fashion we bring it back to the personal and ask Zach how he's been balancing work, parenthood, being a husband and still have a full time job outside of Living Corporate. Tap in.
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Ryan Ken on Tik Tok Viral Fame and Using Comedy to Divest from Patriarchy
- Ryan Ken On How They Starting Creating Tik Tok Videos
- Ryan Ken Shares What They've Learned From Acting and How Homophobia is a Prison
- Ryan Ken Reflects On The Messages They Received Growing Up About Masculinity
- The townspeople talking to Beast after the curse is broken
- Y’all know you want the pineapple drink
- Doing my part to keep cis straight male comedy alive
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The Cop Thought My Canes Were Rifles | a conversation w/ Neal Carter
On today's episode we link up with Neal Carter, Principal of Nu View Consulting, the only Black and disabled own general consulting firm in the country. During our conversation with Neal we talk to him about his article, "What Hearing Police Sirens Means to Me as Black Disabled Man" and his experience living with Spina Bifida. We discuss what it means to live at the intersection of being Black living with a disability and close the show with what divesting from patriarchy looks like for him. Check out the aforementioned article by Neal below as well his, "A Black Mans's Guide to Rape Culture Syllabus". Listen and let us know what you think!
After you finish listening to this week's episode, check out these articles:
- What Hearing Police Sirens Means to Me as a Black Disabled Man
- A Black Man’s Guide To Rape Culture: A Syllabus
- Disability Ain’t for Ya Dozens (or Demons): 10 Ableist Phrases Black Folks Should Retire Immediately
Neal's Book Recommendations:
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Black Male Feminism with Mark Anthony Neal
This week on Let's Talk Bruh we linked up with Mark Anthony Neal. Dr. Neal is a Distinguished Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African-American at Duke University, author of several books including: The New Black Man and Looking for Leroy focusing on Black masculinity. In our conversation today we talk about what it means for him to be a feminist and what divesting from patriarchy looks like for him.
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Questioning Culture and Modeling Vulnerability w/ Richie Reseda and Indigo Mateo
This week's episode is about 3 years in the making. If you remember in the early Let's Talk Bruh days, we reviewed a documentary called, "The Feminist on Cellblock Y" and in that episode we interviewed the producers of the film Contessa Gayles and Emma Bordeaux. Fast forward to now and we finally have the opportunity to link up with one of the central figures in the documentary, Richie Reseda, and talk about his experience leading the program featured in the documentary called Success Stories. On today's show, we also speak to Indigo Mateo, one of the co-founders of Question Culture alongside Richie. We dig into her upcoming project "Single Player" and what it means to divest from patriarchy in her art and in her life overall.
- Watch "The Feminist on Cellblock Y" - CNN
- The Feminist on Cellblock Y documentary review and interview - Let's Talk Bruh
- Stream Indigo's latest single, "IRL"
- Indigo's Let's Talk Bruh Receipt
- Richie's Let's Talk Bruh Receipt
Join the LTB Book Club as we discuss All Boys Aren't Blue on 6/16: http://bit.ly/LTBBookClub
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